A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action suit brought on behalf of racialized people who were
stopped while behind the wheel by police without reason to suspect an offence.

Justice Catherine Piché authorized the lawsuit in a ruling rendered last month, which targets police in eight defendant cities and the Quebec attorney general, which represents the provincial police.

The list of defendants covers police patrolling much of the province, including its largest cities — Montreal and surrounding suburbs, Gatineau and Quebec City.