Quebec Hospital Death
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Quebec orderly fired after Indigenous woman’s death should be reinstated: arbitratorJoyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw mother of seven, filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an orderly were heard making derogatory comments toward her before she died.HealthAug 23, 2023
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Nurse testifies at inquiry over his concerns Joyce Echaquan wasn’t being properly supervisedThe nurse, a 20-year veteran, says Echaquan's condition demanded closer surveillance that could only be provided in the room reserved for the most serious cases.CanadaMay 26, 2021
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‘Justice for Joyce’: Family of Indigenous woman who died in Quebec hospital announces lawsuit"I am here today to ask for justice. I am here, for my wife Joyce Echaquan and her seven children who will never again see their mother," said her husband Carol Dubé choking back tears.CanadaOct 2, 2020
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Quebec Indigenous affairs minister defends track record amid criticism from opposition'I want to reassure you, I have done more in two years than 15 years in the Liberal Party,' Sylvie D’Amours said in the legislature Thursday.CanadaOct 1, 2020
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Politicians, Indigenous groups condemning treatment of 37-year-old Quebec womanJoyce Echaquan died Monday in a Joliette hospital -- the same day nurses were heard uttering racial slurs at her.CanadaSep 30, 2020
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Family of dying Indigenous woman who filmed mistreatment in Quebec hospital, speaks outFamily and friends of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous mother of seven who died in a Joliette hospital Monday, say her video and death are proof change is overdue.HealthSep 30, 2020
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Treatment of Indigenous woman in Quebec hospital puts focus on systemic racism"This is the worst face of racism," said Liberal's Marc Miller on Joyce Echaquan's treatment.CanadaSep 30, 2020
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Treatment of dying Indigenous woman in Quebec hospital sparks outrageA Quebec nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman livestreamed how she was being treated by hospital staff just prior to her death.CanadaSep 29, 2020
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