Christopher J. Schneider

A Vancouver Police officer wears a body camera in June 2026. The public cannot opt out of interactions with police when their images, voices and personal information may be captured on body cameras and fed into AI. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

How AI‑powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in police

Growing concerns about police use of AI could erode the public’s perception of trust in the legal system.
Police in Montréal stop and question a woman at the start of a curfew in Quebec from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. intended to help curb the rise of infections due to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe

The dangers of Québec’s pandemic curfew and the expansion of police discretionary powers

There’s a continued necessity to develop the legal limits of police discretion, especially in advance of subsequent pandemic related restrictions that may occur.

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