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 misleading headline, however, has fuelled local reporting across Canada that reproduces the idea that violent crime is rising and ignores all the nuances from the article. As usual, Pascal Robidas blames the rise on unhoused people and suggests transit cops should have guns.
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The misleading headline, however, has fuelled local reporting across Canada that reproduces the idea that violent crime is rising and ignores all the nuances from the article. As usual, Pascal Robidas blames the rise on unhoused people and suggests transit cops should have guns.
Just in time for debates about 2026 police budgets: a CBC article that turns a *decline* in violent crime on public transit in 2024 into a headline about *rising* violence across Canada.
The graphs are from the article itself.
The graphs are from the article itself.
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just in time for debates about 2026 police budgets: a CBC article that turns a *decline* in violent crime on public transit in 2024 into a headline about *rising* violence across Canada.
The graphs are from the article itself.
The graphs are from the article itself.
The scandal is that we're asking cops to teach youth about consent in the first place. Like why???
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The scandal is that we're asking cops to teach youth about consent in the first place. Like why???
The Guardian reports "the US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a 'green zone' under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a 'red zone' to be left in ruins."
It's "strategic hamlets" (Vietnam war) all over again.
It's "strategic hamlets" (Vietnam war) all over again.
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Guardian reports "the US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a 'green zone' under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a 'red zone' to be left in ruins."
It's "strategic hamlets" (Vietnam war) all over again.
It's "strategic hamlets" (Vietnam war) all over again.
If we needed more evidence that Projet Montréal isn't a left-wing party, this tweet captures it. Mamdani has never emphasized equity or inclusion (liberal concepts), but the redistribution of wealth and power from the wealthy to the working class (in all its diversity).
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If we needed more evidence that Projet Montréal isn't a left-wing party, this tweet captures it. Mamdani has never emphasized equity or inclusion (liberal concepts), but the redistribution of wealth and power from the wealthy to the working class (in all its diversity).
The ability of police to present themselves as victims is incredible. The SPVM was a mess under Pichet, the city decided it couldn't fire him, so he was paid $400K/year to do nothing. He now won a case against the city, where the "harassment" is being paid to do nothing.
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The ability of police to present themselves as victims is incredible. The SPVM was a mess under Pichet, the city decided it couldn't fire him, so he was paid $400K/year to do nothing. He now won a case against the city, where the "harassment" is being paid to do nothing.
What does this mean? Not much, in the long term. We're in for the struggle of our lives in the coming years, and that would be the case regardless of the outcome of this election. We need everyone in this fight, and we need to understand that liberalism won't save us.
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
What does this mean? Not much, in the long term. We're in for the struggle of our lives in the coming years, and that would be the case regardless of the outcome of this election. We need everyone in this fight, and we need to understand that liberalism won't save us.
A breakdown of the preliminary results of the election.
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A breakdown of the preliminary results of the election.
"Whoever wins the election, I hope Transition’s platform encourages Montrealers to revisit ingrained assumptions. Public safety is not a synonym for police, and there are ways of addressing problems like racial profiling that can actually create a safer city for everyone."
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Whoever wins the election, I hope Transition’s platform encourages Montrealers to revisit ingrained assumptions. Public safety is not a synonym for police, and there are ways of addressing problems like racial profiling that can actually create a safer city for everyone."
Not surprisingly, Ensemble's claim is lifted directly from the March 2024 report of the developers' lobby group, l'Institut de développement urbain. So, too, is their claim that the decline is caused by regulations and development fees.
October 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Not surprisingly, Ensemble's claim is lifted directly from the March 2024 report of the developers' lobby group, l'Institut de développement urbain. So, too, is their claim that the decline is caused by regulations and development fees.
Ensemble Montréal has repeatedly said that "according to the most recent statistics," Montreal is the only large city in Canada to see housing starts decline three years in a row.
The claim is based on 2024 data ... but we're in the fall of 2025. Here's the most recent data:
The claim is based on 2024 data ... but we're in the fall of 2025. Here's the most recent data:
October 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Ensemble Montréal has repeatedly said that "according to the most recent statistics," Montreal is the only large city in Canada to see housing starts decline three years in a row.
The claim is based on 2024 data ... but we're in the fall of 2025. Here's the most recent data:
The claim is based on 2024 data ... but we're in the fall of 2025. Here's the most recent data:
While the 20-20-20 policy redistributes wealth from the top down, Ensemble Montreal wants to do the reverse. Developers will no longer be required to pay into a social housing fund. Instead, all of *us* will pay developers. The developers lobby is happy. 4/6
October 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
While the 20-20-20 policy redistributes wealth from the top down, Ensemble Montreal wants to do the reverse. Developers will no longer be required to pay into a social housing fund. Instead, all of *us* will pay developers. The developers lobby is happy. 4/6
Why are police brotherhoods and certain activists demanding police body cams - for radically different reasons? This article looks at how body cam companies, police groups, and pro-police politicians have spread the lie that the technology reduces police violence.
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Why are police brotherhoods and certain activists demanding police body cams - for radically different reasons? This article looks at how body cam companies, police groups, and pro-police politicians have spread the lie that the technology reduces police violence.
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
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.
What exactly is the difference between Airbnb and an organized crime group? What would happen if a mafia don said, "I'm not gonna tell my hitmen to stop killing people, it's up to the police to arrest them"?
October 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
What exactly is the difference between Airbnb and an organized crime group? What would happen if a mafia don said, "I'm not gonna tell my hitmen to stop killing people, it's up to the police to arrest them"?
The killing of Nooran is another reminder of how policing today operates through routine terror and violence *and* community outreach, dialogue, and inclusion. If you missed it, I explained how this works in Montreal, as best I could, in this interview with MAKC.
October 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The killing of Nooran is another reminder of how policing today operates through routine terror and violence *and* community outreach, dialogue, and inclusion. If you missed it, I explained how this works in Montreal, as best I could, in this interview with MAKC.
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
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 ..."
Here's the logic in written form. Police "intelligence" discovered that "a few people could seek to provoke confrontations with the police." So we sent over 200 cops.
September 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Here's the logic in written form. Police "intelligence" discovered that "a few people could seek to provoke confrontations with the police." So we sent over 200 cops.
We have racist militarized gangs in our cities that only know how to do one thing: meet any show of force with 10 times more force. A woman with balloons? Sent a riot cop to trail her.
September 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We have racist militarized gangs in our cities that only know how to do one thing: meet any show of force with 10 times more force. A woman with balloons? Sent a riot cop to trail her.
Somehow this is normal. A reckless, racist cop harasses and threatens Nooran and his friends for months before finally killing him – and leaving a community in grief and terror. When the community calls a march for Nooran, the police show up to terrorize them again.
September 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Somehow this is normal. A reckless, racist cop harasses and threatens Nooran and his friends for months before finally killing him – and leaving a community in grief and terror. When the community calls a march for Nooran, the police show up to terrorize them again.
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."
"No riot? No problem. We'll deploy anyway and see if we can provoke one."
September 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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."
"No riot? No problem. We'll deploy anyway and see if we can provoke one."
If Godzilla were a realistic movie, there would be a bunch of liberals running around calling for multi-species training and reptile-worn cameras.
September 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If Godzilla were a realistic movie, there would be a bunch of liberals running around calling for multi-species training and reptile-worn cameras.
It's interesting that Longueuil police are suddenly able to detect when people "intend to provoke confrontations" because that's what Nooran's killer was reportedly doing for months, and the police force either didn't know or didn't care.
September 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's interesting that Longueuil police are suddenly able to detect when people "intend to provoke confrontations" because that's what Nooran's killer was reportedly doing for months, and the police force either didn't know or didn't care.
La mort par balle de Nooran Rezayi par la police devrait remettre en question l’excellente image publique dont jouit la police de Longueuil et le rôle joué par d’innombrables journalistes et élus dans la création de cette image. Mon texte dans Le Rover.
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
La mort par balle de Nooran Rezayi par la police devrait remettre en question l’excellente image publique dont jouit la police de Longueuil et le rôle joué par d’innombrables journalistes et élus dans la création de cette image. Mon texte dans Le Rover.
The police killing of a Nooran Renzayi on Sunday should call into question the sterling public image of the Longueuil police force and the role of countless reporters and elected officials in creating this image. My take on the latest senseless death in The Rover.
September 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The police killing of a Nooran Renzayi on Sunday should call into question the sterling public image of the Longueuil police force and the role of countless reporters and elected officials in creating this image. My take on the latest senseless death in The Rover.