Quebec Election Day 16: Conservatives want to create a public sex offender registry

The Conservative Party of Quebec wants to create a public registry of sex offenders.

Leader Éric Duhaime was in front of the National Assembly in Quebec City on Monday morning to make the announcement.

He was accompanied by former Justice Minister for the Liberal Party of Quebec Marc Bellemare and Sophie Dupont, who has been campaigning for the creation of a public registry for nearly 20 years. She leads a Facebook page that identifies people convicted of sexual offences.

Duhaime accused the CAQ’s François Legault and Geneviève Guilbault of promising to create a registry in their first mandate – but failing to do so.

A sex offender registry already exists at the federal level, but only law enforcement agencies have access to it.

Bellemare says his presence with Duhaime does not mean support for the Conservatives, but for the cause he is defending.

Conférence de presse : Justice pour les victimes https://t.co/fNC4K2no3O

— Eric Duhaime (@E_Duhaime) September 12, 2022

On Monday, the Coalition Avenir Québec promised if re-elected, to invest an additional $100 million over four years to support parents and guardians of those living with a disability, by creating 500 more spaces in centres managed by community organizations.

Legault was at the home of the candidate and outgoing MNA for Soulanges, Marilyn Picard, herself the mother of a daughter living with a disability.

The CAQ says they’ve increased funding for the Family Support Program by 58 per cent, from $30 million to $47.3 million annually, and that it’s committed to increasing it by $50 million by 2025-2026.

Si la CAQ est réélue, on va investir 100 M$ pour ajouter 500 places en centre de répit afin d’aider les familles vivant avec un enfant handicapé mineur ou majeur. Depuis 4 ans, on a montré que la CAQ était le parti des familles.

Les détails ???? https://t.co/nf7mzZgtqZ pic.twitter.com/QIVQdKvKpq

— François Legault (@francoislegault) September 12, 2022

The Quebec Liberal Party detailed its ÉCO project, which aims to develop and nationalize the green hydrogen industry, during a stop in Laval where it held a news conference near the Rivière-des-Prairies hydroelectric plant. Leader Dominique Anglade said that thanks to Quebec’s engineering, wealth of water and hydroelectricity, they are proposing a real Quebec solution to a real global issue.

The project estimated at $100 billion. The Liberals say it would allow energy-intensive industries such as steel mills, refineries and cement plants, which use large quantities of fossil fuels, to be supplied with green energy.

Anglade proposes to hold a green hydrogen summit if elected, to support the technological development of various hydrogen production processes and to support green hydrogen supply projects.

September 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Québec solidaire (QS) co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois campaigning in Chibougamau, before heading to Abitibi later in the day.

He presented his party’s commitments for Northern Quebec and the riding of Ungava, where the well-known activist Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash is running.

The party wants to build 1,000 housing units in this region in its first mandate: one-third in the James Bay region, one-third in Cree territory and one-third in Inuit territory.

QS also proposes to increase the bonuses offered to health professionals working in the region, as well as the scholarships for internships that are carried out there.

The two commitments are evaluated at a total of $119 million.

Merci à Frédéric Verreault pour la visite de Chantiers Chibougamau, une entreprise familiale avec des pratiques durables, qui utilise notamment le bois pour remplacer l’acier en construction. C’est très impressionnant à voir! #qc2022 pic.twitter.com/TKpRCpBH6X

— Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois (@GNadeauDubois) September 12, 2022

Parti Québécois (PQ) leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was in Abitibi, visiting a farm this morning – pledging to review the Act respecting the protection of agricultural land and agricultural activities in order to put an end to de-zoning – as much as possible and to fight against land grabbing.

The PQ also promised to that schools, hospitals, government cafeterias and other public institutions would serve 70 per cent of their food from Quebec.

To help the next generation of farmers, the Parti Québécois would offer a long-term loan for the acquisition of agricultural assets, at a low, fixed rate. It also promises tax incentives to sellers for farm transfers and to adapt financial assistance programs for the establishment of young farmers.

The parties are nearing the midway point of the 36-day campaign – with the first televised French language debate on TVA to be held Thursday in Montreal.

With files from The Canadian Press