Quebec Long-term Care Deaths

• Ottawa announces $221M for Quebec’s long-term care homes

  Quebec's long-term care homes were particularly hard-hit at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost 4,000 deaths between March 2020 and June 2020.

  Health

  Jun 27, 2022
  
• Coroner says Quebec Health Department chose to ignore COVID-19 risk in long-term care

  The Health Department offered no specific instructions to long-term care homes despite knowing older people were particularly at-risk from the novel coronavirus, the report finds.

  Health

  May 16, 2022
  
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• Quebec’s higher education and seniors ministers won’t seek re-election amid calls for resignation

  A pair of Quebec ministers will not seek re-election in the fall amid growing calls for their resignations from opposition parties.

  Health

  Apr 8, 2022
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• Quebec may never get the full story behind COVID-19 care home deaths, coroner warns 

  Kamel expressed shock that after a yearlong investigation, there seemed to be no consensus from witnesses on the timeline of how the government responded to the health crisis.

  Health

  Jan 17, 2022
• Owners of CHSLD Herron didn’t co-operate with health authority, Quebec inquest hears

  Coroner Géhane Kamel said it is not her job to determine criminal or civil responsibility but rather to 'shed a light' on the 47 deaths that occurred at Residence Herron.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2021