A Quebec Superior Court judge denied a request to suspend a recently adopted Montreal municipal bylaw that bars insults directed at city employees, including police officers. The decision, handed down on November 2, 2026, leaves the bylaw in force.
The bylaw, approved by the city earlier this year, makes it unlawful to insult staff members of municipal services. The court's refusal to halt the measure upholds the city's effort to protect its employees from verbal abuse.