Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitment to Indig. Health"

Clinic is integrated within Native Montreal, a friendship centre CBC Indigenous: A new health clinic in Montreal aims to provide culturally safe care for Indigenous families living in the city. It’s a collaborative project launched by Native Montreal, a friendship centre, in partnership with the regional health authority. Philippe Meilleur, executive director of Native Montreal, said the...

Need intensified following controversial death of Indigenous patient Joyce Echaquan. APTN News: A new Indigenous health centre has opened in Montreal, prompted, in part, by the controversial death of Joyce Echequan. Michelle Reis-Amores, executive director of Tiotihtià:ke (Mohawk for Montreal), said the project was a long time in coming. “There has been this dream to...

by ahnationtalk on June 9, 2023 NationTalk: QUÉBEC CITY, QC – Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit Ian Lafrenière has tabled in the National Assembly a draft legislation to adopt the cultural safety approach in the health and social services network (HSSN). Bilateral consultation meetings with 14 Indigenous organizations that expressed their expectations...

Québec government directly responds to Calls to Justice 20 and 21 from the MMIWG Supplementary Report on Québec by tabling a draft Act to authorize the communication of personal information to the families of Indigenous children who went missing or died after being admitted to an institution.  20. WE CALL UPON the Québec government to...

 The government will invest $15 million to implement targeted actions to enhance cultural safety for members of First Nations and Inuit in the health and social services sector. The cultural safety approach consists in recognizing and taking into account of the reality and culture of the person, in the delivery of services and in the...

Ghislain Picard, Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)as part of the AFNQL health and social services governance process with governments of Canada and Quebec. The MOU paves the way for better access to health and social services and better delivery of those...