Quebec premier says he didn’t voluntarily omit slain teen’s name in letter
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Quebec Premier François Legault says he didn't voluntarily omit to mention the death of Jannaï Dopwell-Bailey, a 16 year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Côte-des-Neiges.
Quebec Premier François Legault says he didn’t voluntarily omit mentioning the death of Jannaï Dopwell-Bailey on a controversial social media post he made over the weekend.
Dopwell-Bailey, a 16 year-old boy, was stabbed to death in Côte-des-Neiges
Legault’s comments were made after a meeting with Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to discuss the issue of public security in the metropolis.
On his post, Legault lamented the shooting death of Thomas Trudel, a 16 year-old boy who was gunned down near a school in a residential neighbourhood located in Montreal’s Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough.
“I am sad and angry this morning. I tried to read the newspapers but I was distracted. Every time, the death of young Thomas Trudel came to haunt me. A life cut short at 16 years-old for no reason, it’s so unfair. It’s so hard to accept!” the premier wrote.
Legault also mentioned the death of Meriem Boundaoui, a 15-year-old girl who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the borough of St-Leonard last February.
But he was called out for not including Dopwell-Bailey in his letter.
Liberal MNA Marwah Rizqy and many other Quebecers pointed out the omission.