More funding needed for ‘inadequate’ coroner’s system
Dozens of recommendations are being made to improve Saskatchewan’s coroner’s system with everything from new positions and new committees to speeding up toxicology results and having a plan around mass casualties.
The external review was called in November by the government in order to restore public confidence in the coroner’s office after a legal matter involving Saskatchewan’s chief forensic pathologist.
In all, 44 recommendations are being made by former Saskatoon Police Chief Clive Weighill, who compiled the report looking into the Office of the Chief Coroner.
He’s recommending six new positions, including adding another forensic pathologist.