Systemic Discrimination

• ‘Below expectations’: Quebec slow to improve public services for Indigenous people

  Less than one-third of the 142 recommendations made in a 2019 report on relations between Indigenous people and the province's public service have been implemented.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
  
• Hate crimes in Saskatchewan have increased since pandemic, Statistics Canada reports

  According to recently-released report from Statistics Canada, hate crime incidents in Saskatchewan have increased since the pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
  
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• Human rights complaint filed by Alberta First Nations over supports for disabled adults

  Representatives from three First Nations in Alberta have filed a complaint against the federal government for alleged discrimination against adults with developmental disabilities.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2022
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• N.S. premier says he won’t appeal ruling on discrimination against disabled people

  Premier Tim Houston said his government has heard the Court of Appeal's message "loud and clear."

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2021
• N.S. Court of Appeal rules there is systemic discrimination against people with disabilities

  The decision said the provincial government's failure to offer people with disabilities "meaningful" access to housing and care is demonstrated by long wait lists.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2021
• ‘This is a mistake’: Quebec premier critical over Montreal’s choice for anti-racism commissioner

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is defending the appointment of Bochra Manaï as the city's first ever commissioner fight against racism and systemic discrimination.

  Politics

  Jan 14, 2021
• Quebec Human Rights Commission urges government to take action against racism, racial profiling

  While some bodies have attempted to introduce measures to address the problem, the commission says initiatives have been limited and sporadic.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2020
• Quebec premier offers apology to family of Joyce Echaquan, addresses decades of discrimination

  The apology comes after Legault and Indigenous Affairs Minister Sylvie D'Amours met with Atikamekw chiefs on Monday to discuss ways of ensuring similar incidents don’t happen again.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2020
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• Personal attendant fired over treatment of dying Indigenous woman in Quebec hospital

  The employee, a female patient attendant who entered Joyce Echaquan's room on Monday along with a nurse, is the second staff member to be fired.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2020
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• Family of dying Indigenous woman who filmed mistreatment in Quebec hospital, speaks out

  Family and friends of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous mother of seven who died in a Joliette hospital Monday, say her video and death are proof change is overdue.

  Health

  Sep 30, 2020