systemic racism in Canada
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Indigenous minister says racism in health care can’t be fully addressed without provincesPrime Minister Justin Trudeau also said the provinces need to play a role, but said he was confident that local leaders will join federal efforts.CanadaOct 16, 2020
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First Nations elder alleges she was questioned about alcohol use at Winnipeg hospitalFederal ministers are holding an emergency meeting with Indigenous leaders and health professionals Friday to discuss racism in health care.HealthOct 16, 2020
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Ottawa hosting meeting on healthcare racism amid outrage over Joyce Echaquan deathNurses at a Joliette hospital made derogatory comments as Joyce Echaquan lay in a hospital bed.CanadaOct 15, 2020
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Trudeau announces $221M business loan program for Black entrepreneursThe program will see the federal government and financial institutions working together.CanadaSep 9, 2020
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Diversity in Alberta courts crucial for confidence in justice system: new minister'You are going to be seeing progress,' Alberta's new justice minister vows on diversity in courtrooms.CanadaSep 6, 2020
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Coronavirus will change cities but offers chance to fix chronic inequities: expertCoronavirus has hit some communities harder than others and exposed chronic urban problems.CanadaJul 26, 2020
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Jagmeet Singh playing ‘cheap politics’ by calling Bloc MP a racist: DuceppeFormer Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe says Singh's remarks "won’t help him in Quebec."CanadaJun 20, 2020
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Governments must offer up ‘real resources’ in fight against systemic racism: advocatesOttawa must 'embrace this opportunity' to tackle systemic racism, says Cindy Blackstock.CanadaJun 14, 2020
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Family of police shooting victim says lack of social supports makes systemic racism worse“They murdered my son in his house, his own house, right in front of his mother,” said D'Andre Campbell's mother Yvonne.CanadaJun 12, 2020
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