Posted: Mar 16, 2021 3:48 PM ET | Last Updated: March 17
Nurses fired after Atikamekw woman humiliated at Quebec clinic
The National18 days ago
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Two nurses at a clinic in Joliette, Que., were fired after an Indigenous woman, Jocelyne Ottawa, spoke publicly about being humiliated during an appointment. [Note: a locator at 1:12 in this story should say La Tuque, Quebec not Manawan]2:06
Two nurses at a health clinic in Joliette, Que., were fired Tuesday afternoon after an Atikamekw woman revealed they had taunted her with racist insults.
The incident occurred in the same regional health network where, six months ago, another Atikamekw woman Joyce Echaquan died not long after recording the racist treatment she received from hospital staff.
Posted: Jan 20, 2021 8:04 PM ET | Last Updated: January 21
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he would have liked to have seen more flexibility on the part of Premier François Legault, when it comes to the curfew and homeless people.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
The federal government is adding its voice to those calling on Premier François Legault to relax how curfew rules are applied to homeless people in Montreal, after a man died over the weekend, just steps away from a shelter that was closed for the night.
On Wednesday, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said the death could have been avoided and joined Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante in asking Quebec to be more lenient with the city s homeless population.
Winnipeg Free Press By: The Canadian Press
Last Modified: 4:44 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020
QUEBEC - The Quebec government introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow relatives of Indigenous children who disappeared or died after being admitted to health-care facilities to obtain information about their loved ones.
Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreniere speaks at a news conference after he was sworn in on October 9, 2020 at the legislature in Quebec City. Quebec s Indigenous Affairs Minister is tabling a bill that would allow relatives of Indigenous children who disappeared or died after being admitted to health-care facilities to obtain information about their loved ones. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot