Quebec Justice

• Quebec secret trial: Informant suing police for $5.8M

  The unnamed informant accuses police officers of acting in bad faith by reneging on the co-operation deal and then allegedly blackmailing him or her.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2023
  
• Justice minister lays blame on Quebec court for cases being dropped in north

  The justice minister said the co-ordinating judge overseeing the northern districts has considerably reduced the number of days set aside for hearings compared to the year before.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2023
  
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• New Quebec bill aims to protect mothers and their children born of sexual assault

  The justice minister cited lawyers specializing in family law, who estimate that there are more than 170 children born of sexual assault every year in Quebec.

  Crime

  Feb 23, 2023
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• Review committee recommends Quebec Justice Gérard Dugré be removed from office

  The recommendation will go before members of the Canadian Judicial Council, who will make further recommendations to the federal justice minister about whether Dugré keeps his job.

  Crime

  Jul 20, 2022
• Quebec Court of Appeal says details of secret trial must remain hidden from public

  Quebec's Court of Appeal has rejected requests to publicly disclose details about a secret trial involving a police informant. The decision was made on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2022
• Quebec legal aid lawyers set for 4-day strike over equal pay with Crown attorneys

  Quebec is offering legal aid lawyers a two per cent salary increase per year over three years, but it gave Crown prosecutors a 2.5 per cent increase per year.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2022
• Lawyers ask Quebec Court of Appeal to shed more light on secret trial

  The trial's existence only became public earlier this year because a police informant accused in the case appealed his or her conviction.

  Crime

  Jun 6, 2022
• Sentencing arguments begin for convicted murderer Ugo Fredette

  Fredette was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his ex-wife, Véronique Barbe and 71-year-old Yvon Lacasse.

  Jun 1, 2020
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• Jurors continue to deliberate in case of Montreal man charged with killing ailing wife

  The jurors have two possible verdicts open to them: They must decide whether the crime carried the intent requisite for second-degree murder or if it was manslaughter.

  Crime

  Feb 21, 2019
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• Judge gives juror final instructions in trial of Montreal man accused in wife’s death

  No acquittal possible for Montreal man accused in wife's death: judge

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2019