Current Problems: Health (18-24)

Exploring Theme: "Joyce's Principle"

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October 2, 2024


Joyce Echaquan Memorial Rally: Four Years and the Quebec Governemnt Still Refuses to Adopt Joyce’s Principle

NationTalk: Manawan, – More than a hundred people gathered today at 5 p.m. at Place du Canada in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) to pay tribute to Joyce and reiterate the importance of her collective legacy in bringing to light the sad reality of Indigenous Peoples. Organized by the Caring for Social Justice Collective and with the support...

September 18, 2024


Indigenous people in Quebec want more than an apology from CMA. They want ‘concrete actions’

Canadian Medical Association apologizes for past and ongoing harms CBC News: Jennifer Brazeau says an apology means little without a plan for meaningful action to drive change.  That was her sentiment ahead of the public apology from Canada’s largest association of medical doctors for past and ongoing harms the medical profession has caused First Nations, Inuit and Métis people....

December 5, 2022


Systemic racism and discrimination: A clear message sent to the government of Quebec

NationTalk: Kahnawake – Quebec Native Women (QNW) held a large gathering this afternoon near the Quebec National Assembly to send a clear message to the government of Prime Minister François Legault: systemic racism and discrimination against Indigenous Peoples, particularly Indigenous women, exists in Quebec, and it is time for the government to recognize this and take...

October 5, 2021


Coroners Report into death of Joyce Echaquan

APTN – The existence of systemic racism in the way Joyce Echaquan was treated in a Quebec hospital is undeniable, coroner Gehane Kamel said Tuesday, a few days after releasing her report on the Atikamekw mother’s controversial death. Kamel recommended the government recognize the existence of systemic racism and make a commitment to root it...