Posted: Feb 24, 2021 2:21 PM ET | Last Updated: February 24
Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette, shown here announcing the province’s green plan in Nov. 2020, said he wants to get to work on the 25 recommendations made by the anti-racism committee formed by the Quebec government last spring.(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
In addition to leading the province s fight against climate change, Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette is now being asked to lead the charge against racism.
Premier François Legault s announcement Wednesday of the appointment of Charette, who is white, immediately drew scrutiny.
But Charette was firm in his belief that being white should not disqualify him from the position, which was created following a recommendation from the anti-racism committee formed by the government last spring.
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Jan 27, 2021 1:17 PM
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec on Wednesday retreated from a controversial requirement for homeless people to follow a curfew aimed at curbing the spread of novel coronavirus, after a court ruled it put them in danger.
Quebec s Junior Health Minister Lionel Carmant said on Twitter the province would modify its decree in order to exempt homeless people from the curfew, and not challenge the court ruling.
Quebec, which imposed an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew on Jan. 9 to combat a second wave of infections, faced criticism over its refusal to exempt homeless people from potential C$1,500 fines for not following the measure, especially after a homeless man unable to find shelter died in a public toilet.
Homeless people are no longer subject to Quebec s curfew, a Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday.
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Posted: Jan 26, 2021 6:45 PM ET | Last Updated: January 27
The Quebec government has been under pressure to ease curfew restrictions on homeless people.(Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)
External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system
Quebec Junior Health Minister Lionel Carmant speaks during a news conference in Montreal, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. An external investigation into youth protection s response in the deaths of two young boys is calling for an in-depth reform of the organization and the law that governs it. Carmant released the findings on Monday in the case of the two young boys found dead in a home in October in Wendake, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes December 22, 2020 - 11:11 AM
QUEBEC - An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province s youth protection system and the law that governs it.
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