Bill prompts call for Quebec to recognize systemic racism in health system
- Quebec's College of Physicians criticizes the government's 'paternalistic and colonialist' approach to new legislation on cultural safety, stating that it fails to address systemic racism in the health network.
- The college emphasizes the need to broaden the scope of the cultural safety bill to include all vulnerable groups, including Indigenous populations, as the government refuses to recognize systemic racism.
- Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière acknowledges the bill as a step towards improving quality of care and honors the memory of Joyce Echaquan, highlighting the importance of equitable access to healthcare.
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Cultural Security Bill | Quebec must recognize systemic racism, says the Collège des Médecins
Not “binding” enough, free of “the imprint of indigenous nations”, “colonialist and patronizing” approach: the College of Physicians harshly criticizes the government's bill that aims to introduce cultural security into the health care system.
Bill prompts call for Quebec to recognize systemic racism in health system
Quebec's College of Physicians says the government is taking a "paternalistic and colonialist" approach with new legislation aimed at improving the treatment of Indigenous people in the health network.
Bill prompts call for Quebec to recognize systemic racism in health system
Quebec's College of Physicians says the government is taking a "paternalistic and colonialist" approach with new legislation aimed at improving the treatment of Indigenous people in the health network.
Bill prompts call for Quebec to recognize systemic racism in health system
Quebec's College of Physicians says the government is taking a "paternalistic and colonialist" approach with new legislation aimed at improving the treatment of Indigenous people in the health network.
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