Montreal police rejected body cameras 7 years ago. Why do they want them now?

More money and surveillance tech is not police reform, critics say

Ghazal Azizi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

26 Oct 2026 • 8 min read

A police vest is seen on an officer at a press conference announcing that the police will be equipped with body cameras in Montreal on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.

Of the 97 criminal cases against police officers in Montreal, close to 60 per cent of the files have concluded. Not a single case ended with charges, the city’s 2025 police report says. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)

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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