Emergency meeting on racism in Canada’s healthcare system.
AFN recommendations to all levels of government:
- Work directly with First Nations to ensure that Indigenous Peoples feel safe accessing health care services.
- Quebec needs to work with First Nations to fully implement the Viens Commission Report’s recommendations.
- Canada must conduct an immediate review of the Canada Health Transfers and the Canada Health Act, to ensure quality health care is being provided to Indigenous Peoples.
- The federal, provincial, and territorial governments must listen to Indigenous Peoples on the need for a healthcare Ombudsperson.
- The Provinces and Territories must work with educational institutions to ensure a more expansive curriculum for all health care providers
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