B.C. announces appointment of new chief coroner

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B.C. announces appointment of new chief coroner
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The British Columbia government has appointed Dr. Jatinder Baidwan as the province's new chief coroner following the retirement of Lisa Lapointe earlier this year.

The Ministry of Public Safety says in a statement that Baidwan takes on the role after serving as the chief medical officer for the

It says Baidwan aims to “enhance” the role of the service, providing data to better inform policymakers and prevent future deaths.When Lapointe announced her retirement after 13 years in the post, she said she was leaving feeling saddened by her agency’s inability to sway policies to reduce what she described as the “tragic impacts” of the illicit drug overdose crisis.

It says Baidwan, who is a physician, previously served as chief medical officer for the health authority on Vancouver Island. The statement says his work at the coroners’ service helped to “realign” the agency’s operations and created a “comprehensive post-mortem diagnostic services network” throughout B.C.

He also led the agency’s work to investigate deaths during the 2021 heat dome that killed more than 600 people, as well as its response to the increase in deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Viewed

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