Indigenous peoples left behind by unfair, unequal health services

The colonial guardian-and-ward theory continues to permeate Canadian health policy when it comes to Indigenous peoples’ access.

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured speaking June 21 in Ottawa’s Vincent Massey Park at a Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, announced in September that Canada would commit $68-million over three years to improve health services in Indigenous communities. This is a welcomed, but more action is required, says Independent Sen. Yvonne Boyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR YVONNE BOYER

November 14, 2018

Canada’s health-care system is a source of national pride. This conviction is challenged, however, when one considers the growing body of research that has identified an unequal and unfair application of health policy. There are significant discrepancies in the way health-care services are delive...

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