Public Inquiry Ordered Into Assisted Death of Quadriplegic Quebec Man Over Bed Sores

Published on June 25, 2024

A public inquiry will be held into the death of a quadriplegic man who received medical assistance in dying (MAID) after he developed severe bedsores during a visit to a hospital emergency room. Normand Meunier, 66, developed the sores after lying for four days on a stretcher in the hallway of the Saint-Jérôme Hospital, located about 45 kilometres northwest of Montreal. Quebec’s chief coroner, Reno Bernier, ordered the inquiry into Mr. Meunier’s death at the request of Public Safety Minister François Bonnardel, according to a June 25 release. Coroner Dave Kimpton has been appointed to preside over the investigation, assisted by public inquiry prosecutor Émilie Fay-Carlos....

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