Experts: Fifth anniversary of Joyce Echaquan’s death

On Sept. 28, it will be five years since Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, died in a hospital north of Montreal after having broadcast on Facebook racist and sexist remarks being made about her by health-care staff. The event sparked calls for Quebec to recognize systemic racism.

McGill University experts are available to comment:

Samir Shaheen-Hussain, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and associate member of the School of Population and Global Health, can speak about ongoing efforts to confront medical colonialism within the healthcare system. He is an ambassador with the Joyce’s Principle Office, where he supports efforts to uphold the rights of Indigenous people in health care and social services.

Languages: English and French

Alex M. McComber, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, researches Indigenous health promotion and community mobilization. McComber can talk about the department’s endorsement of Joyce's Principle and how it is taught to medical students and residents in coursework.

alex.mccomber [at] mcgill.ca (English)