联邦宣布提供4180万新资金,支持魁省预防枪支及黑帮暴力的举措 Minister Mendicino announces new funding of $41.8 million for Quebec to support gun and gang violence prevention initiatives


魁北克人民理应在他们的家中感到安全。这就是加拿大联邦政府针对枪支暴力采取行动的原因,政府正在推进一套全方位的计划,让枪支远离我们的街道,让更多的资源投入我们的社区。我们这套计划的首要内容是消除枪支犯罪的根源因素。正因如此,我们出台了2.5亿元的“建设更安全社区基金”(Building Safer Communities Fund)。该基金于2022年3月首次宣布,支持各地预防枪支暴力、帮助年轻人做出良好选择的当地举措。帮派暴力和当众枪击事件在魁北克呈现越来越普遍趋势。为了帮助减少它们对我们街道和社区的影响,各级政府和社区组织必须共同努力,并重点解决导致犯罪的社会条件。 

8月4日,联邦公共安全部部长马守诺(Marco Mendicino)阁下与加拿大文化部长兼魁北克专员巴布罗·罗德里格斯(Pablo Rodriguez)阁下共同宣布:加拿大联邦政府将通过“建设更安全社区基金”(BSCF)向魁北克省政府提供4180万加元,以支持全省需求最大的城市和原住民社区的预防和遏制枪支和团伙暴力的行动。这些资金将由魁北克政府用于加强CENTAURE(即魁北克打击枪支暴力战略)倡议下的努力。这些新的投资将支持由社区主导的倡议,以解决枪支和帮派犯罪的根源因素,并根据BSCF的目标,提供帮助年轻人做出正面生活选择的机会。 

没有任何一个项目或一项举措能够单独解决枪支和帮派暴力的挑战。这就是为什么“建设更安全社区基金”BSCF是政府守护加拿大民众安全之全面计划中的诸多要素之一。我们最近还提出了C21法案——这是加拿大在近代以来对枪支暴力问题采取的最重大行动。C21法案涵盖多项举措,包括为本国边境做出重大投入以打击枪支走私、提议在全国范围内冻结手枪、提出新的“红旗”法以阻止家庭暴力、禁止1500多种型号的攻击性枪支(如AR-15)、以及枪支回购计划等,要让枪支远离我们的街道。 

引述 

公共安全部部长马守诺(Marco Mendicino)阁下: 

“魁北克人和加拿大人的安全是我的首要任务。正是因为这样的原因,我们必须继续投资各项草根和社区的倡议,帮助年轻人成长并走上远离犯罪和枪支暴力的生活。今天宣布的资金将给魁北克省所需的灵活性,帮助每个受援机构调整他们的应对措施和计划,抗击枪支和帮派暴力于未然。” 

加拿大文化部长兼魁北克专员巴布罗·罗德里格斯(Pablo Rodriguez)阁下: 

“我们知道,枪支暴力不会因为我们挥动一下魔杖就烟消云散。但我们也知道,通过社区团体的专长,在年轻人中推进防范措施,是解决方案的一部分。在我的选区中就有一些非常积极的举措,我们必须朝着这个方向继续前进。” 

魁北克副省长、公共安全部长兼负责首府地区事务部长热纳维耶芙·吉保尔(Geneviève Guilbault): 

“我们政府致力于使我们的城市和邻里对家庭和儿童更加安全。仅在去年,我们就投资了超过1亿4千万元启动CENTAURE行动,并支持各地社区的倡议来预防犯罪。我感谢联邦政府对达成这项协议所持的开放态度,这将使我们有更多的投资来避免我们的年轻人被卷入犯罪活动中去。”  

蒙特利尔市长瓦莱丽·普兰特(Valérie Plante): 

“我对今天宣布从建设更安全社区基金中拨出的资金预防犯罪表示欢迎。这是一个强有力的信号,表明两级政府致力于支持我们大都市预防枪支暴力的努力。我们城市的安全是每个人的事。我们坚信,为了有效解决城市安全问题,我们必须共同努力。我们希望分配给蒙特利尔的资金将增强我们的能力,加强蒙特利尔警局SPVM的能力,加强社区组织的能力,为年轻人提供激励向上和安全的环境,支持他们远离暴力。通过鼓励基层组织所有合作伙伴之间的合作,我们的目标是推进适合我们实际情况的解决方案,守护蒙特利尔的安全”。 

事实简要 

  • 加拿大公共安全部通过以实证为基准的标准确定相关的市政当局和原住民社区,并正在与符合计划要求的市政府和社区合作,尽快拟定协议。 
  • 对任何一个社区的“建设更安全社区基金”BSCF支持金额基于两个主要因素:犯罪严重程度(枪支杀人案、枪支犯罪事件、有组织犯罪/街头帮派犯罪)和人口密度。 
  • “建设更安全社区基金”BSCF立足于“抗击枪支和帮派暴力行动倡议”的成功基础之上,这个倡议于2018年宣布设立,在五年内投资3.588亿加元,汇集了联邦、各省和地区的支持,以解决加拿大枪支相关暴力和帮派活动上升的问题。 
  • 魁北克政府的预算分配优先考虑魁北克省的10个主要城市中心,其中蒙特利尔和拉瓦尔将有较大比重。对各市政当局和原住民社区的金额分配也将考虑到人均罪案数量。 
  • 人口在10万以上的十个主要城市中心社区是:蒙特利尔(Montréal)、拉瓦尔(Laval)、魁北克城(Québec)、朗格尼尔(Longueuil)、加蒂诺(Gatineau)、萨格奈(Saguenay)、舍布鲁克(Sherbrooke)、泰勒博恩(Terrebonne)、莱维斯(Lévis)和三河城(Trois-Rivières)。 
  • 人口少于10万的市镇还将通过增加的“支持市级政府预防犯罪计划”获得资金。 
  • 魁北克省政府已经开始与卡蒂维克(Kativik)地区政府讨论,以制定适合努纳维克(Nunavik)的方案。 
  • 加拿大联邦政府与卡纳瓦克(Kahnawake)和阿克维萨斯涅(Akwesasne)区直接合作。 
  • 2018年,联邦政府宣布在“打击枪支和帮派暴力行动倡议”(ITAAGGV)之下为魁北克省提供超过4660万元的资金,用于打击枪支和帮派犯罪,包括2021-2022年的1290万元和2022-2023年的1600万元。 
  • ITAAGGV的资金已被用于支持多个项目,包括MALSAIN项目——在这个项目之下已在魁北克导致121人被捕(截至2021年10月),并缴获21件枪支和42件违禁枪支。 
  • “魁北克打击枪支暴力战略”(CENTAURE)是一个多方协调的措施,侧重于预防、遏制以及知识和技能发展。与各地城市和组织的基层合作、协作和伙伴关系是这项举措的核心。 

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源自:加拿大公共安全部  

Quebecers deserve to feel safe at home. That is why the Government of Canada is taking action on gun violence, with a comprehensive plan that gets guns off our streets and puts more resources into our communities. The overarching element of our plan is to eliminate the root causes of gun crime. That is why we launched the $250 million Building Safer Communities Fund. First announced in March of 2022, the Fund supports local initiatives to prevent gun violence and help young people make good choices. Gang violence and public shootings are becoming more common in Québec. To help

reduce their impact on our streets and in our communities, governments and community organizations must work together and focus on addressing the social conditions that lead to criminality.

Today, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, together with the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Quebec Lieutenant, announced that the Government of Canada will provide $41.8 million to the Government of Québec, through the Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF), to support gun and gang violence prevention and intervention activities in municipalities and Indigenous communities across the province where the needs are the greatest. These funds will be used by the Government of Québec to strengthen efforts under the CENTAURE initiative,Québec’s Strategy to Combat Gun Violence. These new investments will support community-led initiatives to tackle the root causes of gun and

gang crime, and provide opportunities that help young people make positive life choices, in accordance with the objectives of the BSCF.

No single program or initiative can tackle the challenge of gun and gang violence on its own. That is why the BSCF is one of the many elements of the Government’s comprehensive plan to keep Canadians safe. We also recently introduced Bill C 21 – the most significant action on gun violence in Canada in a generation – which includes major investments at our borders to stop gun smuggling, a proposed ―national freeze‖ on handguns, new proposed ―red flag‖ laws to stop domestic violence, the banning of  more than 1,500 models of assault-style firearms, such as the AR-15, and a buyback program, to get guns off of our streets.

Quotes

“The safety of Quebecers and Canadians is my number one priority. That is why we must continue to invest in grassroots and community initiatives that help young people grow and lead a life free of crime and gun violence. The funding announced today will give Québec the flexibility needed to help each of the recipients tailor their approach and programs to combat gun and gang violence, before it begins.”

– The Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety ―We know that gun violence will not disappear with a wave of a magic wand. But we also know that prevention among young people, through the expertise of community

groups, is part of the solution. There are very positive initiatives in my riding and we must continue in that direction.”

– The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Quebec Lieutenant ―Our government is committed to making our cities and neighbourhoods safer for our families and children. In the last year alone, we have invested over $140M to launch operation CENTAURE and support community initiatives to prevent criminality. I thank the federal government for its openness to entering into this agreement, which will allow for more investment to avoid having our young people drawn to crime.”

– Geneviève Guilbault, Deputy Premier, Minister of Public Safety and Minister

Responsible for the Capitale-Nationale Region

“I welcome the funds announced today through the Building Safer Communities Fund. This is a strong signal of the commitment by both levels of government to supporting efforts in our metropolis to prevent gun violence. The safety of our cities is everyone’s business. We firmly believe that, to effectively address urban safety issues, we must work together. We hope that the funds allocated to Montréal will allow us to strengthen our ability, the ability of the SPVM, and the ability of community organizations to support young people by offering them stimulating and safe environments that keep them away from violence. By encouraging cooperation among all partners on the ground, our goal is to implement solutions adapted to our reality to keep Montréal safe.”

– Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal

Quick facts

· Public Safety Canada is finalizing agreements with municipalities and

communities that have been identified through the evidence-based criteria and

meet the program requirements.

· The amount of BSCF support for a community is based on two major elements: crime severity (homicide by firearm, incidents of firearms offences, organized crime/street gang-involved crime) and population density.

· The BSCF builds on the success of the Initiative To Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence, a $358.8 million investment over five years, announced in 2018, that brings together federal, provincial and territorial supports to tackle the increase in gun-related violence and gang activity in Canada.

· The Government of Québec budget allocation prioritizes 10 main urban centres in Quebec, with a greater weighting for Montréal and Laval. The allocation of amounts for municipalities and Indigenous communities also takes into account the number of offences per capita.

· The 10 main urban centres with a population of 100,000 or more are Montréal, Laval, Québec, Longueuil, Gatineau, Saguenay, Sherbrooke, Terrebonne, Lévis and Trois-Rivières.

· Funding will also be provided to municipalities with populations of less than

100,000 to through an increase to the Programme de soutien aux municipalités en prévention de la criminalité.

· The Government of Quebec has begun discussions with the Kativik Regional

Government to develop programs adapted for Nunavik.

· The Government of Canada is working directly with Kahnawake and Akwesasne.

· In 2018 the Government of Canada announced over $46.6 million in funding for Quebec under the Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence

(ITAAGGV) to combat gun and gang crime, including $12.9 million in 2021-2022 and $16 million in 2022-2023.

· ITAAGGV funding has been used to support many projects, including Project

MALSAIN, which has resulted in 121 arrests (as of October 2021) and the seizure of 21 firearms and 42 prohibited firearms in Québec.

· CENTAURE, Québec’s Strategy to Combat Gun Violence, is a coordinated

approach that focuses on prevention, repression and knowledge and skills

development. Cooperation, collaboration and partnerships with cities and

organizations on the ground are at the heart of this initiative.

Related products

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Associated links

· Gun and Gang Violence

· Firearms· Homicide in Canada, 2020

· New investments to help end gun and gang violence in Canada

· Youth Gang Prevention Fund

· Backgrounder: Criminal Gun and Gang Violence in Canada

· CENTAURE, Québec’s Strategy to Combat Gun Violence (French only)

· The allocation amounts to Quebec through the Building Safer Communities Fund




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