After Courthouse Stabbing, Quebec Prosecutors, Constables Call for More Security

Organizations representing workers in the Quebec justice system are calling on the provincial government to increase security at courthouses. The letter released on Jan. 18 by 10 groups is in response to a knife attack last week that seriously injured a court interpreter, at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal. Alexandre Garcés, 44, faces a number of charges including attempted murder, assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, and possession of a weapon in connection with the attack on Hai Thach, 68. The letter’s signatories want the government to implement a series of measures, such as installing permanent security checkpoints, and hiring of enough constables to staff them....