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Bus Driver Declared High-Risk Offender After Daycare Incident

3/17/2026

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Pierre Ny St-Amand, who drove a bus into a Laval daycare in 2023, has been designated a high-risk offender.
Superior Court Justice Éric Downs ruled there is a significant probability he may use violence again.
The designation requires him to remain in a psychiatric facility under strict conditions.
The court upheld the constitutionality of the high-risk offender status despite defense claims it violated the Charter.

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Pierre Ny St-Amand, who drove a bus into a Laval daycare in 2023, has been designated a high-risk offender.
Superior Court Justice Éric Downs ruled there is a significant probability he may use violence again.
The designation requires him to remain in a psychiatric facility under strict conditions.
The court upheld the constitutionality of the high-risk offender status despite defense claims it violated the Charter.