Parti Québécois MNA Jean-François Lisée accused the provincial government on Sunday of making budget cuts to suicide-prevention programs.
Lisée, the PQ opposition critic for social services and MNA for Rosemont riding, noted that Suicide Action Montreal used to be able to train 350 suicide-prevention workers each year. But since April, that figure has dropped to zero, he noted.
Suzanne Carrière, president of the non-profit organization, cited a provincial report on suicide from 1981 to 2013 to show that progress has been achieved in combatting suicide. She argued that more resources should be invested in suicide prevention rather than seeking to cut costs.
