As someone who has an egg allergy (thanks to vaccines?), I can identify with this story. I can also identify fakery – and this story is over the top ridiculous.

Typically when a waiter mixes up an order, he can expect a scowl and a lousy tip. But a Sherbrooke, Que., waiter faces a possible criminal prosecution after he served salmon tartare to a customer with a severe seafood allergy.Sherbrooke police arrested a 22-year-old man Wednesday on suspicion of criminal negligence following an incident in May that left Simon-Pierre Canuel in a coma after the beef tartare he ordered turned out to be salmon.

He had left his EpiPen in the car, so his partner, a medical resident, and another diner who was a doctor laid him on the floor to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while awaiting an ambulance.

Source: Waiter could face criminal charges after serving salmon to customer with seafood allergy | National Post

Canuel, who lives in Gatineau, Que.,

Gatineau, across the river from our capital, Ottawa, is spook central. Lots of good jobs there! Of course, there’s no reason to believe the name in the story is a real taxpayer.

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