Bill 107: the SQ finally agrees to testify

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Annabelle Blais

Monday, 16 October 2017 11:40

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Monday, 16 October 2017 11:40

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The Sûreté du Québec, and the DPCP is ravisent and will eventually testify at the national Assembly this week about a bill on their independence, learned of the investigation Bureau.

• Read also: The UPAC and the SQ is invited to reconsider their refusal to testify

The liberal mna Guy Ouellette was sent this morning to the UPAC and the SQ to the EIB and to the DPCP a letter to invite them to reconsider their refusal to testify at the Meeting.

The other two agencies have until 18: 15pm Tuesday to review their position. In the contrary case, the members of the Commission of the institutions, chaired by Mr. Ouellette, will meet to discuss the solution of the force coming for assignments to appear.

The Parti québécois critic for a week and the refusal of the Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC) of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the Office of the independent surveys (EIB) and the Director of criminal and penal prosecutions (DPCP) to come and speak to bill 107 that relates to them yet directly.

The consultations on this bill, which provides, in particular, to UPAC a police force specialized start this Tuesday at 19: 30. The Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC) was scheduled to be heard at 19: 45.

UPAC had initially accepted the invitation on October 5, before retracting five days later. Yet, Robert Lafrenière, the head of the organization, has repeatedly called for the status of a police force to a full-fledged to his troops.

The SQ said it is not commenting on never bills. Yet, last September, the police came to speak to bill 133, which will prohibit the pants of a clown as a means of pressure.

The DPCP has confirmed that she’s also going to be present. “We wanted to hear from us, then we will be there. We already participated by the deposit of a memory, but it will be this,” said spokesman Jean-Pascal Boucher.