Want to know why BC’s wrongful death laws haven’t had any meaningful changes since 1846, while all other provinces have? Tune in to the replay of the live interview with Michael-James Pennie, President of the BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society on The Jill Bennett Show CKNW News Talk 980 December 23, 2020 regarding the tragic and preventable death of Natasha Forry, and BC’s antiquated wrongful death laws.
Tune in to the replay of Ann Forry & Darryl Hermary on The Jill Bennett Show CKNW News Talk 980 December 22, 2020 regarding the tragic and preventable death of Natasha Forry.
The tragic story of Natasha Forry and our antiquated wrongful death legislation has gone viral. We’ve had over 3000 MLA letter submissions and nearly 60 donations in the first 24 hours. All previous public awareness records have been shattered.
“Tasha was everything to me. She was my only child and throughout her life, I was mostly a single parent. We were very close and usually talked every day. I would be the first person she’d call to share exciting news and vice versa. We were inseparable. My beautiful daughter died suddenly at the young age of 29.” – Ann, mother of Natasha Forry
16-year old Lindsey Kean from Nanaimo had her leg broken after being struck by a car while crossing the road. Her surgery was unnecessarily delayed, causing a fat embolism (a preventable medical error), and died as a result. Hauntingly, 17-year old Heidi Klompas, daughter of one of The BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society’s founding members, died 19 years earlier, from the exact same preventable medical error after having been hit and her legs broken by a drunk driver.
