Quebec Indigenous relations minister tables bill to introduce cultural safety in healthcare – CTV
June 9, 2023
Staff in the health-care network will now be obliged to take account of the Indigenous peoples’ cultural and historical realities in any interaction with them.
On Friday, the Minister responsible for Relations with First Nations and Inuit, Ian Lafrenière, introduced Bill 32, “establishing the cultural safety approach within the health and social services network.”
Under the bill, all establishments in the health and social services network will be required to adopt a cultural safety approach towards Indigenous people.
“This approach involves taking account of their cultural and historical realities in all interactions with them,” it explains.
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