Residence seeks to delay probe
Résidence Herron in the West Island had the worst record of Covid deaths in the first wave, last spring. Now the owners are trying to delay an inquiry into what went wrong, and if they can’t get it delayed, that any results will be protected by a publication ban.
Since Herron wasn’t a public CHSLD they seem to have the leverage to request this, although I imagine the bereaved families would be livid at the thought of any report being kept secret.
Update: The coroner has permitted the delay.
MarcG 14:26 on 2021-02-15 Permalink
I drove by there a while ago (you can see it from the highway) and they had covered up the big sign that has the name on it. They must have been getting egged or worse.
Ephraim 20:39 on 2021-02-15 Permalink
If it’s a PUBLIC inquiry, then the PUBLIC that paid for it should have a right to see it, or to consult it. Or journalists should be able to consult it under the freedom to information act, because there are no secrets to hide.