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Health Minister Danielle McCann announced Friday that she has appointed a special inspector — in addition to a police probe, a coroner’s inquiry and a public health investigation — to review the handling of the tragedy at the CHSLD Résidence Herron, where at least 33 people have died during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We have sent a written request for a special inspector, Mr. Sylvain Gagnon, who is a very experienced manager and even has been a deputy minister, to review all (aspects of) the situation,” McCann said, flanked by Quebec Premier François Legault.

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“We know that there are also three investigations, so we will wait for the results of those enquêtes and of course take all the measures that we need to take.”

McCann made those comments after the Montreal Gazette reported earlier on Friday that it has obtained the complete records of all those who died at the Dorval long-term care centre from the beginning of March until the first two weeks it was placed under trusteeship.