Minister of Health Terry Lake will send a letter conveying the government’s apology to the family of Roderick MacIsaac for terminating his employment two years ago.

The government also expresses sympathy and condolences for the stress and sadness that they have endured as a result of Mr. MacIsaac’s death in December, 2012.

Mr. MacIsaac was a former co-op employee with the Ministry of Health, whose employment was terminated during the last week of his co-op term, after the ministry investigated a significant privacy breach discovered in the spring of 2012.

“I’m not calling for anything else,” Linda Kayfish told the Georgia Straight. “An explanation would be nice.”

Kayfish’s brother, Roderick MacIsaac, was fired by the ministry in August 2012. He committed suicide four months later.

When the 46-year-old drug researcher was relieved of his position he was a co-op student, only three days away from completing research required for his PhD.

The B.C. Coroners Service said “Mr. MacIsaac had been experiencing significant personal stress commencing the end of August 2012 related to occupational and academic matters that had arisen in his life.”

MacIsaac was one of eight ministry employees or contractors who lost their jobs. Some have been re-hired other sued and received settlements.

Kayfish said she’s happy that some researchers are working again. “But I still have no answer,” she added. “Why were these people so publicly humiliated?

“The government has been looking into this matter for two years,” she continued.