At a time when the Service de police de la Ville de Montreal (SPVM) is worried about losing its merger agreement with Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), the organization confirmed that the police will “continue to provide services related to public safety.” ” in Montreal-Trudeau.
Earlier in the week, Quebec’s Brotherhood of Police officers turned to Mayor Valéry Plante and asked for support in renewing the contract. Its president, Yves Francoeur, argued that airports were a privileged target “in terms of terrorism” and that it was “imperative to ensure an optimal response time”.
According to him, the SPVM is the only police force capable of guaranteeing security at the airport, where 22 million passengers pass through annually.
However, Mr. ADM qualifies the content of Francoeur’s letter: The call for tenders – which close on June 7 – only involved a contract for an armed response to the checkpoints. SPVM will be responsible for security throughout the airport site. “ADM pays more than 40 million in municipal taxes to benefit from this service, which is absolutely essential,” the organization said in an email. Pres.
Mr. Francoeur argued that the SPVM was “the same”. [service] ADM argues that “other police forces provide this service at Canadian airports”.
The organization that operates Montreal-Trudeau International Airport noted that while the agreement linking ADM to SPVM has ended, “both parties have expressed their desire not to renew the agreement in its current structure.” So a call for tenders was launched to “evaluate projects in the market”. “The contract will be awarded based on a specified evaluation phase,” ADM promises.
