Parking Enforcement Officers employed by the city
of Montreal are a sub-division of the Montreal police force, the Montreal SPVM (Service de police de la
Ville de Montréal) where they are nicknamed "Green Onions" due to their formerly green uniforms.
Creton, who is of French origin, also had harsh words
for the staff responsible for monitoring parking meters -
green onions - which, according to him, sometimes appear "arrogant, vulgar and disgraceful. They are aggressive and strike without warning. He then adds that he regularly notices them (green onions), on Peel Street, waiting for the parking meters expire as to immediately impose
fines on motorists.