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Annie & Nicholas
employee & volunteer client
Alternatives-Centregens 1999
Nicholas was asked to leave this health care service for anglophones where he was a client and volunteer because Mich�le Sauv� (Centre Co-Ordinatrice) found out about his relationship with Annie Larouche. Annie was a new Intervenante employee who had started work there that year. Nicholas had been a client and volunteer for many more than that. Madame Sauv� decided her unilingual francophone intervenante was more important to her and so she discriminated against her anglophone client. She asked Nicholas to leave or she would fire Annie. Nicholas agreed to leave under this black-mail because Annie had a 12 year old daughter to take care of. Annie was fired two months later and when Nicholas complained the centre called the police on him. Why? Because Anglophones are treated like second class citizens in Quebec. Even at services specifically targeted for them. Shame on you Quebec. And shame on you Canada for ignoring provincial health-care discrimination. Nicholas' complaint to the Protectrice des Usag�es (Health Care User Protector) was a he said they said affair where Annie was never interviewed and evidence of his messages to them after his expulsion where used as evidence. How can you be kicked out of somewhere for acts done after you were kicked out? he asked the Protecteur. They said "no appeal sir can't help you there". Well fuck you Quebec Nicholas is going to go to Amnesty International if Quebec and Canada can not bring justice for clients of Health Care Service.
Tommy Douglas is rolling in his grave
~ Nicholas Roach