Canadian Medical Association to apologize for Indigenous harm – SooToday.com

September 6, 2024

Group representing the country’s physicians says it will formally apologize for the role doctors played in harming members of Canada’s Indigenous communities
VICTORIA — The Canadian Medical Association says it will formally apologize for the role doctors played in harming members of Canada’s Indigenous communities.

The group representing the country’s physicians says in a statement that it will livestream the apology ceremony taking place in Victoria on Sept. 18.

The association says the apology is meant to address the medical profession’s role in harms to Indigenous peoples in the health system, “both through action and inaction.”

The statement also says the group hopes the apology will build trust with members of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities while encouraging medical professions to “undertake their own reconciliation journey.”

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