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CTV News
3 days ago
- Health
- CTV News
Quebec, Montreal invest $3.5 million in social intervention in Quartier des spectacles
Quebec, Montreal, and local partners are investing more than $3.5 million to fund new psychosocial intervention teams aimed at improving safety and coexistence in the Place des Arts area of the Quartier des spectacles. The province of Quebec, the City of Montreal, and other local partners are set to provide more than $3.5 million in financial support to enhance social intervention services in the Place des Arts area downtown. The Minister responsible for Social Solidarity and Community Action, Chantal Rouleau, made the announcement during a press conference on Monday. 'Providing a safe and respectful space for everyone, regardless of their circumstances, is how we build a metropolis that is humane, inclusive, and proud of its diversity,' she said. The initiative aims to promote better coexistence in the Place des Arts area and enable everyone who frequents the sector to have a 'healthy, safe and inclusive' experience. It is being led by the Société de développement social de Ville-Marie and supported by the Quartier des spectacles partnership. Four teams of psychosocial workers are expected to start patrolling the area, day and night. In addition to existing services, this new presence aims to provide better support for individuals in vulnerable situations and enhance coordination efforts on the ground, according to officials. 'The deployment of these four new psychosocial intervention brigades is a great demonstration of what we can achieve,' said Robert Beaudry, with the City of Montreal. 'This measure is in addition to the many others that our administration is implementing in the greater city centre to increase the sense of security of all the people who live, work, or benefit from it.'
CTV News
20-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
17 Quebec constituency offices targeted by protesters in recent weeks
A group of protesters vandalized the office of Quebec Minister Chantal Rouleau. (Scott Prouse/CTV News)
Montreal Gazette
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Montreal Gazette
Protesters vandalize CAQ cabinet minister's Montreal office
Quebec Politics Montreal police have launched an investigation aimed at tracking down the 40 or so protesters who vandalized the Montreal offices of Coalition Avenir Quebec MNA and Legault government cabinet minister Chantal Rouleau. Montreal police said a 911 call was made a little before 10 a.m. Thursday reporting that 40 people had entered Rouleau's office on St-Jean-Baptiste Blvd. in the city's Pointe-aux-Trembles district. The protesters plastered anti-Bill 89 stickers on office furniture and spread paint on the office's exterior, police said. Bill 89 is legislation proposed by the Legault government that would consider the needs of the public in the event of a strike or lockout. Unions have criticized the bill as an attack on the right of workers to strike. The Supreme Court of Canada has established that there is a constitutional right to strike. However, that right can be limited for job categories that are classified as essential services. Rouleau was quick to condemn the vandalism, saying on social media: 'Threats, vandalism and theft in my riding office (are a) sad reality experienced by politicians in 2025.' The protesters, apparently transported by bus, then left. Police are hoping surveillance cameras will help lead them to those responsible for the damage to the office. This story was originally published May 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM.
