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American weapons and tech firm Axon has Canadian police in a chokehold

The surveillance firm has major contracts with police in almost all provinces

Ghazal Azizi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ghazal Azizi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

2 Sep 2026 • 10 min read

An illustration depicting a cop wearing an Axon-sponsored bullet-proof vest and an Axon Taser gun, while Axon drones surround him and the Axon laptop he is holding detects a suspect.
About two-thirds of major police departments in Canada are using Axon’s software or surveillance tech. (Sydney Dawson/IJF)

Ghazal Azizi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ghazal Azizi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Ghazal Azizi is a journalist and fact-checker based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), reporting on Indigenous affairs in Quebec for the IJF. Her position is supported by the LJI’s Changing Narratives Fund.

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