Special constables from the Société de transport de Montréal locking the doors to a metro station in Montreal, Monday, June 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Montreal transit constables should be better armed, says workplace safety board

by The Canadian Press September 3, 2025

written by The Canadian Press September 3, 2025

Quebec’s workplace health and safety board says special constables working in Montreal’s transit network are not equipped with the weapons needed to address potentially dangerous and violent passengers. In a report delivered to the transit agency in June, the provincial board recommended an “urgent ...

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