Quebec premier takes 'responsibility' for government ignoring anniversary of Joyce Echaquan's death
CTV
Quebec Premier François Legault acknowledged Monday that his government should have done something to commemorate the death of Atikamekw mother Joyce Echaquan.
The 38-year-old died in a Quebec hospital last year after being restrained to a bed and taunted with racist remarks from staff.
"I am well aware that in the National Assembly last week, we did not send a message of compassion and solidarity that the situation demanded of us," he said on Facebook. "I take responsibility for this. As premier, it is my duty to set an example."
He made the comment in a post to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
"We must never forget these missing women and girls," he said. "It is also a day to say that we have a long way to go together. It is a call to memory, but it is also a call to action."
