A federal inmate in Quebec who contracted COVID-19 has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit over Correctional Service Canada’s handling of the pandemic.
The application for a lawsuit for plaintiff Joelle Beaulieu, an inmate at the federal women’s prison in Joliette, Que., was filed at the Montreal Courthouse on Monday. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] It’s on behalf of all federal inmates in Quebec incarcerated since March 13, and says officials acted too slowly in implementing measures at institutions.
Beaulieu says in a court filing that she believes she’s “Patient Zero” at the institution northeast of Montreal. Her action is seeking $100 per day for all federal inmates since the pandemic was