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QUEBEC — With opposition calls for heads to roll and angry victims launching a class action suit, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has launched an inquiry into how 300 motorists ended up stranded overnight Tuesday on Highway 13 during a blizzard.
And Couillard has formally apologized to people who were traumatized or injured as a result.
"I wasn't happy yesterday," Couillard said Thursday at a news conference. "I am less happy today because I see the shortcomings in how people should have worked together.
"Faced with such a foul up, and there is no other word for it, I want to apologize to people who were left feeling insecure, injured and to the families of victims. Yes, we were faced with an exceptional situation but the response did not reflect it."
The apology, a rare event from a head of government, comes as the Couillard's team tries to douse the political fire over Transport Quebec's handling of the blizzard.
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