She said when the police officers arrived, they determined that the individual was breaking a municipal bylaw and asked him to provide his identity, but he refused, so they arrested him.
Dion confirmed the person was fined but declined to confirm his name or what bylaw he broke.
Then he didn't break a by-law. If you can't immediately tell someone what crime they committed then they didn't commit a fucking crime.
When asked under what circumstances Quebec City police will arrest or fine someone for loitering, Dion said "it's on a case-by-case basis," and "it's up to police officers' discretion.
Nope. This is nonsensical. If there is ANYTHING that has been demonstrated over the past few years it is that police simply are not capable of holding themselves to any accountability. Giving them a blanket reason they can arrest/fine anyone is flagrantly unacceptable.