Canada: City Without Cops - TIME
Jessica Hardy
Updated on March 22, 2026
Montrealers discovered last week what it is like to live in a city without police and firemen. The lesson was costly: six banks were robbed, more than 100 shops were looted, and there were twelve fires. Property damage came close to $3,000,000; at least 40 carloads of glass will be needed to replace shattered storefronts. Two men were shot dead. At that, Montreal was probably lucky to escape as lightly as it did.
The immediate cause of the outburst was a strike for more pay staged by the city's cops and firemen. There were far deeper causes as well....
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