Overview

• A week-long hearing starting September 15 will determine if Pierre Ny St-Amand qualifies as a high-risk offender under the Criminal Code.
• St-Amand was found not criminally responsible last week for the 2023 Laval daycare bus crash due to psychosis, following a joint recommendation from the Crown and defence.
• The designation, introduced in 2014, imposes strict conditions for individuals found not criminally responsible for violent crimes.
• A separate hearing beginning November 15 will address the defence's constitutional challenge to the high-risk offender provision.
• Justice Downs has requested input from federal government lawyers on the application of the high-risk designation, with the case returning to court on May 27 for procedural updates.