OJP condemns institutional failure in Philippe Pinette death

By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase The Office of Joyce’s Principle (OJP) condemned the treatment and preventable death of Philippe Pinette, following the release of the Québec 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. “The death of Philippe Pinette reveals serious professional failings,” Petiquay-Dufresne said. Pinette was a 40-year-old man from the Innu co…