A death that still leaves questions - seven years later (Part II)

Imagine our reaction when we were told that our sister’s/daughter’s life was essentially worthless in the eyes of the law; a pretty tough pill to swallow.  Of course had the outcome been different, had she been left in a coma for life or otherwise permanently incapacitated, the potential result would be different.  As Mr. Crosbie pointed out, “…the shocking truth:  it is cheaper to kill than to maim.”

So where has this left our family?  We have tried, with the help of some friends, to pursue the matter directly with Eastern Health.  We naively filed a Freedom of Information request seeking a variety of information surrounding the death.

Guess what?  We are being totally stonewalled by Eastern Health.

Of course, they can see we don’t have a lawyer so they figure we don’t have the resources to pursue this and will ultimately just go away.

Notwithstanding the Cameron inquiry, nothing has changed with regard to accountability and transparency at Eastern Health.  They’ve got one thing wrong though:  we aren’t going way.