Systemic racism in Quebec health care is long-standing, doctor says
Appalling treatment of Joyce Echaquan was, sadly, no surprise, says physician and activist Samir Shaheen-Hussain, but he's hopeful change can come.
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Appalling treatment of Joyce Echaquan was, sadly, no surprise, says physician and activist Samir Shaheen-Hussain, but he's hopeful change can come.
“These are only the first steps but there’s never been collaboration like this before,” said Paul-Emile Ottawa.
Coroner Géhane Kamel ruled Joyce Echaquan's death was accidental but said the “racism and prejudice” she faced contributed to it.
“We’ve realized over the last year that it is directly with Quebecers that we must work, without waiting for government actions," said Ghislain Picard, chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador.
“We want future generations to know what happened to us, but also what we did about it, and the progress we made," survivor Jeannette Vollant said.