Quebec ombudsman calls mistreatment of Innu inmate who died a ‘violation of human dignity’

Philippe Pinette, a 40-year-old Innu man from Uashat, near Sept-Îles on Quebec's North Shore, died in hospital on Sept. 19, 2022, while under the care of the Quebec City detention centre. The province’s ombudsman pointed out multiple failures in the care provided.