US EditionIssues remain in Quebec health system, 5 years after Joyce Echaquan’s death: advocate
Bill 32 mandates annual reviews of cultural safety in health services to improve Indigenous care, with the first report due in 2026 amid ongoing concerns about systemic racism.
- Five years after Joyce Echaquan's death, there is still work to improve Indigenous treatment in Quebec's health system, according to politicians and advocates.
- The Quebec government has provided mandatory cultural awareness training for healthcare personnel but advocates say it does not address cultural safety.
- In December 2024, Quebec adopted a law to establish a cultural safety approach in health services, with the first report expected in 2026.
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Joyce Echaquan's death sparked change. But 5 years later, change is still just beginning
Joyce Echaquan's death in 2020 and the shocking footage preceding it that she managed to livestream, amplified the conversation around systemic racism in Quebec. Five years later, that conversation is far from over.
The Hamilton Spectator
Issues remain in Quebec health system, 5 years after Joyce Echaquan’s death: advocate
MONTRÉAL - Five years after Joyce Echaquan died tragically in a Quebec hospital room, there is still work to be done to improve the treatment of Indigenous people in the province's health system, politicians and advocates say.
Sask Today
Issues remain in Quebec health system, 5 years after Joyce Echaquan's death: advocate
MONTRÉAL — Five years after Joyce Echaquan died tragically in a Quebec hospital room, there is still work to be done to improve the treatment of Indigenous people in the province's health system, politicians and advocates say.
Winnipeg Free Press
Coast ReporterBreaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Joyce Echaquan died on September 28, 2020 under racist insults from the healthcare staff.
The tragic death of Joyce Echaquan has shaken the entire province, but five years later, the changes to ensure that Aboriginal people have access to health care without discrimination are "at a very small pace." Despite the shock caused by this tragedy, some fear that it will fall into oblivion.
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