Update: 'Barrette has my trust,' Premier says after minister apologizes

Premier Philippe Couillard threw his support behind Health Minister Gaétan Barrette on Thursday despite calls for his resignation by aboriginal leaders for recorded remarks that Barrette made in which he said he was sure that within six months an Inuit parent would be barred from a medevac flight because of intoxication.
“I understand the reactions,” Couillard, who was flanked by Barrette, said in Montreal. “Mr. Barrette has just spoken. He’s sorry that his words h