Quebec coroner investigating Echaquan death admits that file of Inuk man Sivuak Eliyassialuk slipped through the cracks

Quebec coroner investigating Echaquan death admits that file of Inuk man Sivuak Eliyassialuk slipped through the cracks

Quebec’s chief coroner says their report about Jimmy Sivuak Eliyassialuk, 22, an Inuk man who died while in police custody in Nunavik, sat for more than a year longer than it should have leaving his family in limbo on the specific details of his death.

“It was dropped by everyone in the office, and I tried to find the reason why but have been unable to.”

‘The jail is just a death trap’: Stories of overcrowding, understaffing and violence in Thunder Bay

‘The jail is just a death trap’: Stories of overcrowding, understaffing and violence in Thunder Bay

The facility was often locked down for days at a time because of staffing shortages, Mr. Townsend noted, with inmates confined to cells measuring about six feet by eight, sometimes with three or four men to a cell. Others were held in what’s known as “emergency housing,” including tiny booths with no toilets and no contact with other inmates.

Alberta unconcerned about OPEC prediction for slower growth in oil demand over next 25 years

Alberta unconcerned about OPEC prediction for slower growth in oil demand over next 25 years

"As we all know, plateau does not mean end of demand — it means end of continuous growth in demand," Sonya Savage said in a written statement to CBC News on Thursday.

"Oil and gas will still be required as demand gradually declines. OPEC itself believes that oil will remain the largest contributor to the energy mix through 2045."

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