Letter calls on Kenney to apologize for comments on South Asian community, consult with racialized Albertans
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Skip Ad A group of public health students at the University of Alberta is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to apologize for his comments last November about COVID-19 spread in Calgary’s South Asian community and for more consultation with racialized Albertans to understand the unique challenges they’ve faced during the pandemic. An open letter released Monday condemned the UCP government’s “failure to collect and act on data on the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on racialized Albertans.” “As members of racialized communities and future public health practitioners, we believe our voices need to be considered and conciliatory approaches must be taken to make amends,” stated the letter, which was issued by the School of Public Health Students for Advocacy and Right