Claude Brunet, (1942–1988) was a paraplegic man who campaigned for patients rights in Quebec. He founded the
Quebec Provincial Committee of Patients in 1972. He also started with Council for the Protection of Patients—CPM (Conseil pour la protection des malades). In 2015 this council celebrated its 40th year.
In 1979, he sued hospital staff at
Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec in a
class action suit
A class action, also known as a class-action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group. The class action ...
on behalf of fellow patients after a series of
illegal work stoppages left fellow patients at the hospital uncared for long periods of time (once for four days). He won his case in January 1981.
Family
He married Jeannine Ruscina on June 23, 1973.
He has four brothers.
Bibliography
* ''Nous, les oubliés'' (1973)
Awards
He was made a recipient of the
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the ...
in 1983.
He received the
Thérèse Casgrain
Marie Thérèse Casgrain, ., née Forget (10 July 1896 – 3 November 1981) was a French Canadian feminist, reformer, politician and senator. She was a leader in the fight for women's right to vote in the province of Quebec, as well as the first ...
Volunteer Award in 1985.
Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award - Recipients 1983-1990
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References
Sources
* Waller, Adrian ''Disabled, He Fights for the Chronically Ill'' - Reader's Digest December 1981 pp. 128–132.
External links
Fondation Claude-Brunet
1942 births
1988 deaths
People with paraplegia
People from Lanaudière
Canadian human rights activists
Members of the Order of Canada
Canadian activists with disabilities
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