2026-04-01 from cbc.ca
Quebec's chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into the deaths of several people who were experiencing homelessness in Montreal, the coroner's office announced on Wednesday.
The aim is to issue recommendations to better protect people who are unhoused and prevent future deaths, it said in a news release.
Coroner Stéphanie Gamache will lead the inquiry, which will focus on the deaths of five people over the last seven months — 30-year-old Jennifer De Nobile, 46-year-old Marie Soleil Nantais, 71-year-old Valmont Brousseau, 55-year-old Alain Paris and 57-year-old Serge Martin.
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