Etiket: Carmant
Sexual abuse in a foster family | Minister Lionel Carmant “scandalized”
(Quebec) Lionel Carmant says he is “scandalized” by the revelations of The Press on the nightmare experienced by adolescent girls in a DPJ foster family for more than 15 years.…
The need for psychologists will be met in 2026, estimates Minister Carmant
(Quebec) The need for psychologists in the health network will be met in two years, according to estimates from the Minister of Social Services, Lionel Carmant. Posted at 7:03 p.m.…
Carmant works with First Nations and Inuit to “co-construct” the Children’s Rights Commissioner
Two months after issuing virulent criticism of Quebec, the First Nations and Inuit are now working to “co-construct” with Minister Lionel Carmant the mandate of the future commissioner for the…
Lionel Carmant recognizes that using youth center placement agencies is “not the ideal solution”
The Minister responsible for Social Services Lionel Carmant justifies the use of personnel placement agencies in youth centers by an “explosion” of overflow units, due to an increase in requests,…
Allegations of abuse | Closing Le Jardin was “the right thing to do”, believes Minister Carmant
Closing the rehabilitation unit for disabled children Le Jardin was “the right thing to do,” said Minister for Social Services Lionel Carmant in reaction to the investigation. The Press on…
Lionel Carmant could give a specific title to youth protection workers
The Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, is evaluating the possibility of giving youth protection workers a job title distinct from the rest of social workers in the Quebec…
Lionel Carmant could give a specific title to youth protection workers
The Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, is evaluating the possibility of giving youth protection workers a job title distinct from the rest of the social workers in the…
Minister Carmant does not rule out a law on the use of screens by young people
The Legault government has not ruled out legislating on the use of screens for young people and families. This is what the Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, suggested…
Carmant commits to correcting psychiatry dashboard data
Ministers Lionel Carmant and Christian Dubé acknowledged that there were “errors” in the mental health dashboard on Thursday and committed to correcting them. “We want to correct the situation,” declared…
Waiting in psychiatry | Lionel Carmant assures that the dashboard data will be corrected
(Quebec) The Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, admitted that the dashboard listing data on the health system contained errors regarding waiting times in psychiatry. Posted at 1:59 p.m.…
Carmant commits to correcting psychiatry dashboard data
Ministers Lionel Carmant and Christian Dubé acknowledged that there were “errors” in the mental health dashboard on Thursday and committed to correcting them. “We want to correct the situation,” declared…
Carmant inflexible on the powers of the future commissioner for children’s rights
Even though he had considered it last year, the Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, showed himself inflexible on Thursday regarding the idea of entrusting the powers of the…
Violent fathers and DYP: Monique Jérôme-Forget asks Minister Carmant to meet the mothers
Former Minister Monique Jérôme-Forget calls out, in an open letter, the Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmantso that he meets women who have lost custody of their children after…
End of services for young people with intellectual disabilities: Lionel Carmant intervenes
Saying he disagreed, the minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, asked his deputy minister to intervene following a report from Duty in which parents with children with intellectual disabilities…
Homelessness in Montreal | New places for roaming this winter, says Lionel Carmant
(Montreal) A total of 188 new accommodation spaces for people experiencing homelessness and funding to expand the services of certain shelters: Montreal obtains a total of $9.7 million from Quebec…
Supervised consumption site | Carmant warns against “not in my backyard”
(Quebec) Lionel Carmant warns against “not in my backyard” in the face of the outcry caused by the opening of a supervised drug consumption site near an elementary school. The…
Minister Carmant open to adding supervised drug inhalation sites
The government is open to adding new inhalation sites for users of stimulants like crack, cocaine and crystal meth to counter the increase in overdoses observed in recent months, but…
Lionel Carmant wants a substantial salary increase specific to the DPJ
Youth protection workers deserve the highest salary increases in the public social services network, according to Minister Lionel Carmant. And he took care to tell his colleague at the Treasury…
Lionel Carmant wants a substantial salary increase specific to the DPJ
Youth protection workers deserve the highest salary increases in the public social services network, according to Minister Lionel Carmant. And he took care to tell his colleague at the Treasury…
Inhalation center close to a school: “imperative that there is social acceptability”, says Carmant
The contested supervised drug inhalation center which could open its doors near an elementary school in the Saint-Henri district of Montreal must be accepted by the community and must not…