Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond

• The B.C. government apologizes for systemic racism towards Indigenous people in B.C.’s health-care system

  Former children’s commissioner Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond was hired to investigate claims the so-called "Price is Right" game was being played in one B.C. hospital.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2020
• Investigator probing racism allegations in B.C. health-care system urges Indigenous people to come forward

  An independent investigator tasked by the B.C. government to look into allegations of racism against Indigenous people in B.C.'s health-care system is promising privacy protection to any victims or workers who come forward.

  Health

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Métis Nation BC calls for tip line to report racism in health-care system

  The president of Métis Nation BC is recommending the province create a tip line for anyone who's seen or experienced racism in the health-care system.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2020
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• B.C. health workers allegedly bet on Indigenous patients’ blood alcohol levels

  Former Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond to lead the investigation into reports of the racist game.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2020
• Indigenous teen’s ‘heinous’ treatment while disclosing abuse indicative of pattern, advocate says

  On Wednesday, politicians expressed outrage over a 2012 video of a male officer asking pointed questions of a young woman disclosing a sexual assault she experienced.

  Canada

  May 16, 2019
• ‘I hope I have the opportunity to speak my truth’: Wilson-Raybould as vote on public inquiry quashed

  Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould spoke briefly in the House of Commons as her Liberal colleagues voted down a motion calling for a public inquiry.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2019
• A B.C. dad who couldn’t afford a lawyer or get legal aid lost access to his kids

  “In Our Children’s Best Interest: Part 4 of a Spotlight on B.C.’s Family Justice System.”

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2017
• Former children’s watchdog Turpel-Lafond sues B.C. government in pension dispute

  Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who served as B.C.'s Representative for Children and Youth, is suing the provincial government in a dispute over pension benefits.

  Mar 19, 2017
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• No charges in B.C. child welfare case

  No charges will be approved for police officers and paramedics in Delta, B.C., who didn't file a report with the Children's Ministry about a girl whose death prompted change for children in care.

  Dec 7, 2016
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• Former NB lawyer named BC’s new Representative for Children and Youth

  A new B.C. Representative for Children and Youth was recommended by a special selection committee Tuesday.

  Nov 15, 2016