WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR?

  1. We demand an immediate investigation into Batshaw Youth and Family Services, specifically, surrounding their treatment of Black and Indigenous runaway youth between 2000 - 2023.

  2. We demand that the Montreal Police immediately create a task force and open an investigation into the deaths of Cynthia Kudjick, Nunia Grey, Siasi Tulugak, Sharon Baron, Talia Nauya, Maryann Papatsie, and the disappearance of Donna Pare. We demand that the SPVM learn from the recommendations highlighted in the Oppal Inquiry final report.

  3. We demand that the Quebec Ministry of Justice conduct an inquiry into the SPVM’s handling of this serial predator in and around Cabot Square between 2000 - 2023. We demand that the SPVM review and change their practices surrounding the treatment of vulnerable victims and witnesses and cases where there is a serial predator.

  4. We demand that the Quebec Coroner’s Office change its practices surrounding the deaths of homeless Indigenous women and sex workers. We demand that each case of a deceased homeless Indigenous woman or sex worker be treated as if foul play is suspected until proven otherwise.

  5. We demand greater oversight of community organizations, particularly shelters, by the City of Montreal and the Quebec Ministry of Social Services. It is the most vulnerable members of society who access these services, and unfortunately, too many shelters operate as if their services are a privilege unhoused people are lucky to receive, instead of considering them a basic human right. Too many victims of this serial predator were turned away and abandoned by shelters and community organizations, thrown into the arms of the Cabot Square Serial Predator. Simply put, this cannot continue.

  6. We demand that Chez Doris and Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal change their practices on working with unhoused Indigenous women who use substances and who are in the sex trade. This change in practice should be lead by the women and gender diverse people in Cabot Square.

  7. We demand that CAVAC, SOS Violence Conjugale, and the Montreal Sexual Assault Centre review their practices surrounding violence against Indigenous women, particularly Indigenous women who are unhoused, sex workers, and those who use drugs. We recommend that these victim services organizations implement clear practices surrounding work with vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses and cases where there is a serial predator, particularly the recommendations outlined in the Oppal Inquiry. This change in practice should be lead by the women and gender diverse people in Cabot Square.

  8. We demand an investigation into the decision by Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales to not submit an application for the Cabot Square Serial Predator to be deemed a Dangerous Offender, allowing his release in March 2026.

  9. We demand that the City of Montreal and Province of Quebec immediately commit to the creation of a harm reduction space specifically for women and gender-diverse people in the Cabot Square area. This space should be by and for the community and should not be in the hands of one of the existing not-for-profits who have deeply harmed this community.

  10. We demand that the SPVM not use this tragedy to further exploit the citizens of Montreal by demanding increased police budgets. This tragedy occurred in large part because of police failings, and no budgetary increase to the SPVM will ever fix or prevent another situation like this from occurring.