Montreal Police Chief Faces Political Test After Line-of-Duty Death

A gunman killed one Montreal police officer and a bystander in Côte-des-Neiges on June 22, 2026. The shooting arrives as Chief Fady Dagher navigates sustained debate over SPVM funding and use-of-force protocols. Dagher has framed himself as bridging community reform demands and operational policing needs—a position now complicated by a line-of-duty death and a seriously wounded officer, both rare events in Canada.