Health auxiliaries spend night out for government recognition | Coronavirus

Auxiliaries set up tents in front of the parliament.

Photo: Radio-Canada / Fanny Samson

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Late public health directives

Ms. Baby, who has worked in Laval for 14 years, maintains that the Legault government was slow to give directives to home health workers.

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Auxiliaries were among the last to obtain adequate protection, according to Cayer, when they had to visit patients’ homes.

There were plenty of measures made to protect workers, but we were like the last, we moved around, we went home, […] but we didn’t really have adequate protection, he raises.

These auxiliaries would have liked, at least, to receive thanks from Prime Minister François Legault or the government.

Paying tribute to the victims of COVID-19

About fifteen auxiliaries were in front of the National Assembly on Saturday evening to spend the night in tents, but the Police Department of Quebec City (SPVQ) changed their plan.

They warned us that we had to undo the two tents, and that’s fine, we’re not here to cause trouble, we are here to make ourselves known, explains Stéphanie Baby.

Auxiliaries wanted to ensure a presence all night, relay. Sunday, at noon, they invite the population to lay white socks in front of parliament, a way of paying tribute to the victims of COVID-19.

If people have a friend, colleague, patient, family, if people want to drop off a pair of white socks in honor of that person, she explains.

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