The Quebec government hasn't trained or hired new wildlife protection officers for nearly two years and doesn't plan to do so until next fall at the earliest. In 2011, the force had more than 420 wildlife protection officers. New training centre, no traineesDownsizing has continued despite the construction of a new training centre in Duchesnay, just northwest of Quebec City. 'Dismantling the force'Parti Québécois MNA Sylvain Roy, denounced 'dismantling the [wildlife protection] force' at a news conference on Friday. Roy is asking the MFFP to resume training new cohorts and increase the number of wildlife protection officers to above 400.

Source: CBC News February 21, 2021 18:56 UTC