The former Minister of Health and coroner from 1985 to 2008, Yves Bolduc, believed that the recommendations of coroners should and usually be taken seriously.
In an interview with It’s not the sameMr. Bolduc is responding to coroner Carol Gagné’s report published last week following a fatal accident in Roberval.
Jessika Larouche-Gilbert was pronounced dead in a section of Route 169 where several fatal accidents have occurred and which several coroners have already recommended to prevent further tragedies.
When you are a coroner, you want to improve the system, but it can happen that the recommendations are not followed. We can ask why and the people affected can be held accountable and held accountable. supports Yves Bolduc.
The original Almatois, on the other hand, assures us that his experience as a coroner and minister has allowed him to see that the work of a forensic pathologist is highly respected within the government apparatus.
” These are not recommendations, but usually, they are considered and they are generally made. “
Yves Bolduc explained that of the approximately 1,000 files he studied as coroner, many recommendations were implemented, such as the four-lane road to the Laurentides wildlife reserve.
Mr. Bolduc encouraged all those affected to follow up on the coroner’s reports.
Coroners are independent and sometimes our recommendations are not appreciated because it is too much work. If they do not follow the recommendations, they can be held accountable.
Source: Radio-Canada
