Quebec Names New Head of Embattled Youth Protection Agency Amid Multiple Scandals

Quebec Names New Head of Embattled Youth Protection Agency Amid Multiple Scandals
The legislature building, known as the National Assembly, is seen in Quebec City, on June 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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The Quebec government has named Lesley Hill as the province’s new youth protection director, after her predecessor stepped down earlier this week amid a number of scandals plaguing the agency.

Hill is a longtime youth services worker who served on the Laurent Commission, a public inquiry that examined the state of the province’s youth protection system following the killing of a seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., in 2019.