Opinion: The cost of investing in a handful of forensics experts for each province is high, but is a worthy investment with implications for families and the living.
Most Canadians die of natural causes — cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease — to name a few. The timing of these deaths is usually unsurprising, and rarely warrants further investigation. In instances of accident, homicide, suicide, or when a cause of death cannot be easily determined, the circumstances surrounding the death warrant expert opinion. This information is important to families, the justice system, public health, and future health-care planning.
The problem with death investigation in Canada lies more in the resources allocated to the cases that are investigated. One might wonder: How is cause of death determined, and why should we invest millions of dollars in the process? In Alberta’s medical examiner system, all suspicious deaths are investigated by a medical examiner who is a trained forensic pathologist. Medical examiners review the deceased’s medical information and the circumstances around the death, complete autopsies, and synthesize all of this information into their opinion on cause of death.
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