Racism in B.C. healthcare

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Northern Health is apologizing after a provincial report has found widespread Indigenous-specific racism in the B.C. healthcare system.

In partnership with the Ministry of Health, the regional authority says it's also committed to implementing all 24 recommendations made in the report, In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination in B.C. health care, which was released yesterday (Nov. 30).

“Certainly this report is long overdue but the investigation is now complete and we have lots of work to do to change the racist behaviour that has been found to be prevalent in the healthcare system in British Columbia,” says Northern Health Board Chair Colleen Nyce in an interview with PrinceGeorgeMatters.