“There’s just no words to describe how we’ve been feeling. Dealing with grief on top of this, it’s been very difficult.”
Jackie Molyneaux, like several others outside the courthouse, spoke on behalf of her 89-year-old father.
“There’s been no accountability on the side of the government or the funeral association to help us to try and retrieve this money.” Several other people talked about the need for tighter legislation and accountability for those who take money in advance for services.Kenneth Monaghan’s message was short and simple, he said.Susan MacKay spoke about the funerals her father and her mother-in-law paid for several years ago. They each paid $10,000 in 2012, she said.
Lowell Oakes is charged with 66 counts of fraud in relation to pre-arranged funerals. Lowell is seen here leaving the Charlottetown provincial courthouse on Aug. 22, 2022. - Terrence McEachern/SaltWire Network file
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