5 years after Joyce Echaquan’s death, Innu surgeon sees progress in Quebec health network – CityNews
September 22, 2025
It’s been five years since the Sept. 28, 2020, death of Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw mother of seven.
Echaquan died at a Quebec hospital in Joliette, north of Montreal, where just moments before her death, she livestreamed as hospital staff said derogatory and racist remarks at her.
Dr. Stanley Vollant, an Innu surgeon based in Montreal, says he’s seeing progress when it comes to the cultural safety of the Indigenous population accessing the healthcare network.
“I’m in the healthcare system for 35 years and I feel since the death of Joyce, people are more aware people want to do something,” said Dr. Vollant.
Read More: https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/09/22/quebec-indigenous-health-progress/
