Chef Eric Duhaie admitted he didn’t make those promises and specified that cuts would be necessary. (Photo: The Canadian Press)
PCQ promises more resources for justice and mental health, but no budget
QUEBEC – Quebec’s Conservative Party promises big investments in justice, public safety, victim support and mental health to support violent people, but without any budget.
Chief Eric Duhaime acknowledged that he did not make those pledges, adding that cuts would need to be made elsewhere in the government apparatus, without specifying where those commitments would be funded.
Through Saint-Georges in Bos, the leader was accompanied by candidate Jonathan Poulin, who represents the PCQ in Bos-Sud. It was the latter that published commitments aimed at better protection of victims and tightening supervision of criminalized persons.
First, the Conservatives promise to create a Quebec victims’ charter based on the existing Canadian victims’ rights bill. This tool will make it possible to better support victims of criminal acts and offer them financial compensation.
In terms of domestic violence, the party wants to better protect women, while the scourge of femicide continues to take its toll. Among the proposed measures, the PCQ proposes the possibility of imposing electronic bracelets on men accused of spousal assault during and even pending trial.
Faced with the fact that this measure strongly undermines the presumption of innocence, which is the basis of the trial, Jonathan Pullin, who is a lawyer, responds that “it’s all a matter of balance” in terms of rights and freedoms.
“The presumption of innocence still applies, but in the analysis of the risks we can still, already during the trial, come and impose certain restrictions,” he argued.
According to conservatives, several other categories of crimes could lead to the imposition of electronic bracelets. We want sex predators and repeat violent offenders to be freed to wear this type of device so they can be detected.
The PCQ also wants to invest massively in police resources and develop a network of community accommodation resources to house people with mental illness, but again without quantifying these costs.
The third link is demography
What’s more, after tirelessly chasing the Coalition Quebec over its tunnel project between Quebec and its south coast, Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime insists his party wants the bridge, even if new demographics point to a shrinking population. of the next decade.
Mr. Duhaime argues that the region needs this third interchange because of the population growth seen in recent decades.
“We have been talking about the East Bridge for 60, 70 years. The population of the south coast has grown significantly during these decades and the idea of a bridge to the east is also a bypass for the transportation of goods,” he said.
QUEBEC – Quebec’s Conservative Party promises big investments in justice, public safety, victim support and mental health to support violent people, but without any budget.
Chief Eric Duhaime acknowledged that he did not make those pledges, adding that cuts would need to be made elsewhere in the government apparatus, without specifying where those commitments would be funded.
Through Saint-Georges in Bos, the leader was accompanied by candidate Jonathan Poulin, who represents the PCQ in Bos-Sud. It was the latter that published commitments aimed at better protection of victims and tightening supervision of criminalized persons.
First, the Conservatives promise to create a Quebec victims’ charter based on the existing Canadian victims’ rights bill. This tool will make it possible to better support victims of criminal acts and offer them financial compensation.
In terms of domestic violence, the party wants to better protect women, while the scourge of femicide continues to take its toll. Among the proposed measures, the PCQ proposes the possibility of imposing electronic bracelets on men accused of spousal assault during and even pending trial.
Faced with the fact that this measure strongly undermines the presumption of innocence, which is the basis of the trial, Jonathan Pullin, who is a lawyer, responds that “it’s all a matter of balance” in terms of rights and freedoms.
“The presumption of innocence still applies, but in the analysis of the risks we can still, already during the trial, come and impose certain restrictions,” he argued.
According to conservatives, several other categories of crimes could lead to the imposition of electronic bracelets. We want sex predators and repeat violent offenders to be freed to wear this type of device so they can be detected.
The PCQ also wants to invest massively in police resources and develop a network of community accommodation resources to house people with mental illness, but again without quantifying these costs.
The third link is demography
What’s more, after tirelessly chasing the Coalition Quebec over its tunnel project between Quebec and its south coast, Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime insists his party wants the bridge, even if new demographics point to a shrinking population. of the next decade.
Eric Duhaime argues that the region needs this third transfluvial road link due to the population growth seen in recent decades.
“We have been talking about the East Bridge for 60, 70 years. The population of the south coast has grown significantly during these decades and the idea of a bridge to the east is also a bypass for the transportation of goods,” he said.