Quebec’s workplace safety board says Montreal’s transit constables fear for their security and should be better armed.
Its recommendation is included in a report the board produced for the public transit agency in response to two complaints about constables’ safety in the network.
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The report, however, does not say what additional weapons should be given to the constables, who already have access to batons, handcuffs, and pepper-spray.
The union representing transit constables says its members should be armed with electroshock weapons, such as Tasers.
Montreal’s transit agency has said there’s been a rise in calls to constables involving disruptive behaviour in the network.
Its leadership has also complained that the metro system has become a last-resort shelter for people struggling with drug addiction and mental illness.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 3, 2025.
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