----   Open Letter to Premier Legault: "Justice for Joyce"

 

As a Quebecer, I am appalled by the treatment of Joyce Echaquan and the awful death she suffered at the Joliette hospital.  This is a tragedy that is a direct result of racism - made worse by the racial slurs she heard in her dying moments from people who should have been caring for her.  

I have since learned that the Joliette hospital is known for its racism.  If this isn't a demonstration of systemic racism in Quebec, I don't know what is.

Shame on the hospital and the nurses involved.  But it is not enough to fire a couple of nurses; the government must address racism everywhere in Quebec.  It is up to you to provide Justice for Joyce!

Pat Dolan

Gatineau / Aylmer