Quebec bar association planning summit on institutional trust
The Sept. 8-9 event in Montreal will invite political candidates to debate ways to strengthen confidence in government and courts ahead of the Oct. 5 election.
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Quebec's bar association is convening a summit in September focused on the erosion of public trust in institutions, timed to coincide with the provincial election campaign.
The Sept. 8-9 event, hosted at venues in Montreal, will invite political candidates to debate ways to strengthen confidence in government, courts, and the media. The summit is expected to draw about 750 participants from legal, political, business, academic, and community sectors.
Marcel-Olivier Nadeau, head of the Quebec bar, says confidence in institutions is essential to democracy. The timing reflects real concern: an online Léger poll conducted between May 22-24 among 1,002 Quebecers found that 43 per cent said their trust in public institutions has declined in recent years.
The summit aims to make institutional trust a central campaign issue ahead of the October 5 provincial election.