Canadian Doctors Apologize For Harms To Indigenous Peoples

An association representing Canadian doctors on Wednesday apologized to Indigenous peoples for harms they suffered at the hands of medical professionals, including forced sterilization and apprehensions of newborns. At a ceremony in Victoria, in westernmost British Columbia province, Canadian Medical Association (CMA) president Joss Reimer apologized for decades of systemic racism, neglect and abuse. The CMA, she said, "is deeply sorry for the harms First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples have experienced and continue to experience in the Canadian health system." This "racism and discrimination," she added, according to prepared...