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Committee on the Protection and Representation of Incapacitated or Protected Persons

Mandate

The Committee on the protection and representation of incapacitated or protected persons was created under the Public Curator Act (sec. 17.1). Its general mandate is to advise the Curateur public on the protection and representation of incapacitated or protected persons.

Composition

The Committee on the protection and representation of incapacitated or protected persons consists of six people appointed by the Minister responsible of the Curateur public, for a renewable term not exceeding three years.

These people are known in their respective communities for their expertise and commitment to incapacitated and protected persons. They also reflect the diversity of the Curateur public's clientele. Its current members are:

Ms. Francine Ducharme, professor with the Université de Montréal's nursing faculty and researcher at the research centre of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM)
Ms. Hélène Fradet, executive director of the Fédération des familles et amis de la personne atteinte de maladie mentale (FFAPAMM - Federation of families and friends of persons suffering from mental illness)
Ms. Sarita Israël, coordinator of first-line services on senior abuse, Centre de santé et de services sociaux Cavendish
Mr. Richard La Charité, Jr., lawyer, Commission des services juridiques
Ms. Yvette Lajeunesse, general practitioner with the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM) and associate clinical professor in the family medicine department of the Université de Montréal
Mr. Jocelin Lecomte, assistant local commissioner of complaints and service quality with Montréal's Centre de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle et en troubles envahissants du développement (CRDITED)

Operation of the Committee

Code d'éthique et de déontologie des membres du Comité de protection et de représentation des personnes inaptes ou protégées du Curateur public du Québec

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The Committee on the protection and representation of incapacitated or protected persons meets three times per year or as necessary, in accordance with the rules it has adopted. These rules stipulate that the quorum required for the drafting of a recommandation is four members.

The Curateur public du Québec provides secretarial services to the Committee.