MONTREAL — A series of tragic incidents in Quebec has thrown the issue of the suspects’ mental health into the spotlight, but a Canada Research Chair holder…
Legault described Breau’s death last week as “another violent tragedy,” adding, “It is clear that there are mental health problems.” He promised to ensure that patients who pose a risk are treated quickly.
Citing government data, she said involuntary admissions rose by nearly 30 per cent between 2015 and 2020, and forced treatment rose 45 per cent. On Feb. 8, a driver with the Laval transit corporation was arrested after the bus he was driving turned down the driveway of a daycare in Laval and plowed into the front of the building, killing two young children. Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, who is facing two first-degree murder charges, is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation to assess whether he was legally insane at the time of the alleged attack.
The man accused of fatally stabbing Breau is a different story. Isaac Brouillard Lessard, whom police shot dead after he allegedly stabbed the officer, had a history of mental health issues and had been found not criminally responsible at least five times for past offences.
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