Ms. Vien, thank you for the opportunity to discuss this, and I'll give you a clear answer.
Yes, it's harder for 2ELGBTQI+ people to make themselves understood by the police. Rightly or wrongly, there's an unresolved history between our communities and law enforcement agencies. It dates back to the time when trans identity and homosexuality were crimes under the Criminal Code. That's the way it was until 1969, and the wounds still haven't healed.
Today we can see that police officers work hard and do good work in this area. We have good collaboration with the Service de police de la Ville de Québec, the SPVQ. However, I understand why certain individuals who've been traumatized are reticent, and I don't mean to criticize them for that. I discussed conversion therapies with an SPVQ officer at an activity organized by Fondation Émergence. He candidly told me that he didn't know conversion therapies had become criminal.
It's troubling to see that some information just isn't out there on the ground. If that officer had dealt with a person who had just undergone conversion therapy, the latter might have been rejected because the information hadn't been transmitted to the officer.
I get the impression there's work to be done with the law enforcement agencies, which are our last defence against hatred.