A business owner approached a man earlier this week and asked him to move from in front of her store.
He allegedly responded by throwing rocks at her stomach. The woman, who is eight months pregnant, called police.
Officers found the suspect nearby. He was arrested for assault and taken to jail, where he assaulted a VPD sergeant by coughing on him.
The business owner was not physically injured.
The apology on behalf of the Quebec government comes on the same day as a private funeral is scheduled for Joyce Echaquan in the Atikamekw community of Manawan, about 250 kilometres north of Montreal.
Steven Hoffman, a professor of global health, law and political science at York University, said much of the fault falls at the feet of the provincial government.
Moe says he's aware a family member of the woman recently posted online about just learning that Moe was the driver of the other vehicle.
A statement from Coquitlam RCMP says the boy was two-years-old and his mother, who was also hurt, is 36.
The platform is based heavily on the NDP record, with the majority of promises stemming from work already underway or expanding on their pledges.
Dr. Theresa Tam said public health officials in each area are trying to target their response to local epidemiology and circumstances, but are "steering in uncertain waters."