Investigation into racism in health care will be ‘truth-telling’ – The Rocky Mountain Goat
July 17, 2020
Flanked by First Nations and Metis Nation leadership, the special investigator appointed by the Province to examine racism in the health care system promised a ‘truth-telling’ process and encouraged Indigenous people and health care professionals to confidentially share their experiences with her team.
“I want to assure all Indigenous people that you are safe to share the story with myself, my team,” said Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond during a press conference from Victoria. “It will be treated with utmost confidence and respect.”
Turpel-Lafond also encouraged anyone working in the healthcare system who may have been a bystander to, or participated in, racist activities, to share that information.
“You will face no recrimination in your workplace for doing that,” she said. “You have my sincere pledge.”
