Canadian Medical Association issues historic apology for mistreatment of Indigenous people
The association says it is ‘deeply ashamed’ for treatment that included forced sterilization, harmful experimentation and systemic racisim
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The Canadian Medical Association's apology for the past and present harms the medical profession has caused to First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples is drawing generally positive responses in Saskatchewan.
‘Deeply ashamed’: Canadian Medical Association apologizes for harms to Indigenous peoples
The organization representing Canada's doctors has issued a formal apology for the harms the medical profession has caused Indigenous Peoples. The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) made the apology Wednesday at a ceremony in Victoria,
CMA apologizes to Indigenous Peoples for harms caused by medical profession
In presenting the apology, CMA President Dr. Joss Reimer spoke of the CMA's commitment to being accountable and working together with Indigenous Peoples to do better in the spirit of humility and reciprocity.
SOGC Statement on CMA Apology to Indigenous Peoples
This apology is an acknowledgment of the role of the medical profession in harms inflicted on Indigenous Peoples in health settings – past, ongoing and unacceptable harms that include systemic racism,
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