By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase The Office of Joyce\u2019s Principle (OJP) condemned the treatment and preventable death of Philippe Pinette, following the release of the Qu\u00e9bec Ombudsman report on the incident last week. Jennifer Petiquay-Dufresne, Executive Director of the Office of Joyce’s Principle, said that Pinette’s death is another example of systemic anti-Indigenous discrimination in Quebec’s healthcare system. \u201cThe death of Philippe Pinette reveals serious professional failings,\u201d Petiquay-Dufresne said. Pinette was a 40-year-old man from the Innu community of Uashat Mak Mani-utenam. He was admitted to H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Qu\u00e9bec hospital in Quebec City in September 2022 while in the custody of the Qu\u00e9bec City Detention Center. Pinette died in custody on September 19, 2022. The Ombudsman\u2019s report linked his death to alleged professional neglect and inadequate medical… <\/p>\n
By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase The Office of Joyce\u2019s Principle (OJP) condemned the treatment and preventable death of Philippe Pinette, following the release of the Qu\u00e9bec Ombudsman report on the incident last week. Jennifer Petiquay-Dufresne, Executive Director of the Office of Joyce’s Principle, said that Pinette’s death is another example of systemic anti-Indigenous discrimination in Quebec’s healthcare system. \u201cThe death of Philippe Pinette reveals serious professional failings,\u201d Petiquay-Dufresne said. Pinette was a 40-year-old man from the Innu community of Uashat Mak Mani-utenam. He was admitted to H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Qu\u00e9bec hospital in Quebec City in September 2022 while in the custody of the Qu\u00e9bec City Detention Center. Pinette died in custody on September 19, 2022. The Ombudsman\u2019s report linked his death to alleged professional neglect and inadequate medical... <\/p>\n