MontrealQuebec’s Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière tabled a bill Wednesday aiming to create a public registry for high-risk sex offenders, prevent protests from taking place too close to the homes of elected officials and crack down on members of organized crime groups who show off their groups’ logos or patches.Quebec wants to ban people from publicly displaying logos associated with organized crime groupsAntoni Nerestant · CBC News · Posted: Dec 10, 2025 12:49 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Quebec’s Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière, seen here during question period at the legislature in Quebec City, has tabled a bill that aims to crack down on members of organized crime who display logos, or patches, associated with their groups. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)The Quebec government has tabled legislation that aims to reinforce public security by creating a public registry for high-risk sex offenders and crack down on organized crime.Ian Lafrenière, the province’s public security minister, tabled the bill Wednesday morning.The proposed legislation also proposes to impose certain restrictions on protests near the homes of elected officials and allow police forces to relay certain pieces of information about sex offenders to either victims or groups that help victims of domestic violence. Here’s a quick rundown of Bill 13.’Anti-patch’ measure for gangsOne of the goals of Bill 13 is to limit the ability of organized crime groups to glorify their lifestyle and intimidate, exploit and recruit young people.Bill 13 includes what the governments refers to as an ”anti-patch” measure — which seems to be a direct reference to organized crime groups like the Hell’s Angels.The bill would ban the public display of symbols and logos associated to criminal groups. A public registry for sex offenders and help for victimsAccording to the provincial government’s news release, the bill would allow police forces to relay certain pieces of information about these offenders to either victims or groups that help victims of domestic violence ”when the circumstances require it.”The news release lists example such as police telling victims about an offender’s release conditions when they are let out before their next court appearance. In other cases, police could contact the support groups.The proposed legislation also calls for victims to be able to testify at the Commission québécoise des libérations conditionnelles, the provincial parole board and share details about what they endured. Getting protests away from elected officials’ homesThe Quebec government also wants to impose certain restrictions on protests.The bill would also require protests to take place at least 50 metres away from the home of an MNA, a local elected official or a prefect for the province’s regional county municipalities, which are commonly referred to in French as MRCs.ABOUT THE AUTHORAntoni Nerestant has been with CBC Montreal since 2015. He’s worked as a video journalist, a sports reporter and a web writer, covering everything from Quebec provincial politics to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
CAQ cracks down on organized crime, high-risk sex offenders and protests in new bill
