Francois Bonnardel
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Minister who oversaw Quebec’s SAAQclic auto board scandal out of cabinetFrançois Bonnardel, now public security minister, says on social media he is "extremely disappointed with the turn of events."CanadaSep 9, 2025
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Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identityQuebec's public security minister says inmates' bodies will be scanned to determine which detention centre they will be directed to, adding that some accommodations are possible.CanadaJun 18, 2025
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Quebec Liberals to call for Bonnardel resignation over SAAQclic fiascoThis comes after a bombshell report alleging Bonnardel knew about the cost overruns as early as 2021.PoliticsMar 19, 2025
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Quebec’s public security minister accuses gangs of using teens ‘to do their dirty work’François Bonnardel was reacting to media reports that the body of a teen from Montreal was found near a Hells Angels bunker in Frampton, about 50 kilometres from Quebec City.CrimeSep 20, 2024
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After summer storms bring torrential rain, evacuees start heading home in QuebecSome areas — like Quebec City, the Laurentians and the Eastern Townships — received upwards of 100 millimetres of rain during the last few days.CanadaJul 12, 2023
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Rain, cooler temperatures could help fight Quebec wildfires in coming daysQuebec Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said he hopes to have good news in the next 24 to 48 hours for displaced residentsFireJun 13, 2023
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Next 48 hours ‘crucial’ in Quebec wildfire fight, officials sayQuebec says there are more than 130 fires still burning and teams have prioritized 37 of them, with 861 firefighters on the ground and 20 water bombers part of the fight.CanadaJun 10, 2023
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Quebec flooding: Evacuations, roads washed out as 2 firefighters remain missingEvacuations were ordered in the community of Baie-Saint-Paul, where extensive floodwaters washed out roads. The municipality of St-Come also declared a state of emergency.CanadaMay 2, 2023
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Quebec calls for public inquests into police officer’s killing, deadly Montreal fireThe Quebec government is asking the coroner to hold public inquests into the killing of a provincial police officer and a deadly fire in Old Montreal.CanadaApr 4, 2023
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Quebec introduces police reform Bill 14. Activists say it doesn’t go far enoughThe Quebec government believes its new police reform is tackling racial profiling, a prominent issue in the past few years, but some activists say the bill doesn't go far enough.PoliticsMar 15, 2023
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