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Olivier Drouin ventured into the treacherous waters of reporting cases in COVID-19 schools when Quebec dodged the responsibility last August.
Despite the lack of transparency in many schools, Olivier worked with teachers unions, parents, and schools to produce his data analysis on COVID-19 in schools.
Infectiously kind, gracious, and humble, Olivier took on the task of reporting school cases in Quebec, much in the same way The Covid Monitor did in the United States.
Drouin appeared on "The Most Fascinating Montrealer" podcast and was featured in major news outlets for his work.
"I am a team of one - single parent of two teenage daughters and VP technology for a large company in Montreal," Olivier said. "This is volunteer work and I have spent at least 1000 hours since August 26th, 2020."
Olivier Drouin's website greets visitors with a pointed note:
The mission of this citizen initiative for transparency of dat…
