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Ted Rutland
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Montreal | Prof at Concordia | Author of Out to Defend Ourselves (2023), Il fallait se défendre (2023), Displacing Blackness (2018) | www.tedrutland.com
The mayor of Longueuil, Catherine Fournier, was asked what she would do to stop police violence. She replied that we need to trust our public institutions and that she "reiterates [her] full support and confidence in the police, who are extremely affected and shaken" right now.
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Tout le monde en parle, the most-watched TV show in Quebec, invited pro-cop reporter Pascal Robidas and ex-cop André Gélinas to talk about the killing of Nooran. Here's a lovely insight from Gélinas: "we know that gang members carry weapons in manpurses, backpacks ..."
September 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A pathetic display by the SPVM riot squad at yesterday's march for Nooran.

"No riot? No problem. We'll deploy anyway and see if we can provoke one."
September 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This video shows the moment where the borough council is asked to approve 41 event permits. This is a pure formality, since it's the borough staff that work with event organizers to put the paperwork together and the borough *council* is never going to read the applications. 3/
September 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Stéphane Wall, the retired cop and current police consultant who is always interviewed after a police killing, demonstrates rule #1 and #2 of copaganda in this interview about the killing of Nooran Rezayi,
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM