On sick leave since the end of October for an indefinite period, the Minister responsible for Seniors, Marguerite Blais, will not ultimately be called to testify at the coroner’s public inquiry which is examining the deaths that occurred in CHSLDs during the first wave of COVID-19.
Mme Blais was to appear next week before coroner Géhane Kamel. Monday morning, she said she had agreed not to hear from Minister Blais. The former Minister of Health Danielle McCann and the former Deputy Minister of Health Yvan Gendron will instead be called to testify.
Hearings continue Monday with testimony from DD Élise Boulanger and DD Sophie Zhang, co-chairs of the Community of practice of physicians in CHSLDs.