Moreover, the government pre-emptively dismissed the Quebec model, which had brought about the lowest recidivism rate in Canada, and, equally, dismissed attempts by the Quebec Justice Minister, Jean-Marc Fournier, to mitigate the damage through a series of proposed amendments, while not providing any evidence supporting its legislative scheme.
Qui plus est, le gouvernement a rejeté d'emblée le modèle québécois, qui a permis à la province d'afficher le taux de récidive le plus faible de tout le Canada, tout comme il a bloqué les tentatives de la part de Jean-Marc Fournier, ministre québécois de la Justice, de limiter les dégâts en proposant des amendements.