Quebec Backs Alberta in Its Stance on Tougher Penalties for Drug Crimes

Quebec Backs Alberta in Its Stance on Tougher Penalties for Drug Crimes
Quebec Government House Leader and Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette speaks at the legislature in Quebec City, on Oct. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec is backing Alberta’s call for tougher penalties for drug offences and the reversal of related legislative changes adopted by the federal government.

Quebec’s Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette took to social media this week to support Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s criminal justice initiatives, while also calling on Ottawa to reintroduce minimum mandatory sentencing policies for drug offences.