The Canadian Medical Association issued a formal apology to Indigenous peoples for systemic discrimination and racism embedded within the healthcare system.
WATCH: The Canadian Medical Association issued a formal apology for its role in harms caused to Indigenous peoples in the health-care system. As Joelle Tomlinson reports, doctors in Calgary say the apology is a start.to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, acknowledging the harm caused by systemic racism in healthcare settings. This moment comes after years of Indigenous voices calling for change.
Dr. Cheryl Barnabe, who does outreach at the Elbow River Healing Lodge inside the Sheldon Chumir Centre, highlighted the persistent inequities Indigenous patients face in health care. “It’s a daily occurrence for me unfortunately,” she said, referring to cases where patients tell her their symptoms are disregarded due to assumptions made about Indigenous patients in emergency or primary care settings.Since 2022, Indigenous leaders and health-care advocates have been pushing for this apology. CMA President Dr. Joss Reimer said on Wednesday in the apology, “The racism that Indigenous peoples and healthcare providers face is deplorable, and we are deeply ashamed.
Doctors like Barnabe emphasize the importance of real change. “What I do want to see, though, is that there’s action behind it,” said Barnabe. “Not just statements or slow-to-happen policy changes, but action at the ground level.Matthew Tkachuk says memory of friend Johnny Gaudreau ‘will go on forever’New legislation aims to transfer development, planning authority to Jasper
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