09/21/2023
Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – As the Dubois family concludes their journey from Regina to Ottawa, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Interim National Chief Joanna Bernard is urgently calling on the Government of Canada to confront the glaring systemic racism in the healthcare system and to establish a National Inquiry into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Men, Boys, and Two Spirit People.
The Dubois family began a march from Regina to Ottawa, in remembrance and to raise awareness of the circumstances surrounding Haven Dubois’ death, a 14-year-old of the Pasqua First Nation, whose suspicious demise was quickly and unjustly classified as “accidental,” and in remembrance of Steven Dubois, who faced blatant systemic bias and neglect while receiving end-of-life medical care in a hospital, in Regina, SK.
“I stand united with the Dubois family and the countless other families across Canada, mourning their loved ones lost to violence or deep-rooted systemic racism,” said Interim National Chief Joanna Bernard. “It is imperative that we not only listen but take decisive action, ensuring their pleas for justice are neither ignored nor forgotten.”
(Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario) – As the Dubois family concludes their journey from Regina to Ottawa, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Interim National Chief Joanna Bernard is urgently calling on the Government of Canada to confront the glaring systemic racism in the healthcare s...