Calling it an undeniable case of systemic racism, the coroner who assessed Joyce Echaquan’s death said on Tuesday that the woman’s death was accidental, but avoidable.
Calling it an undeniable case of systemic racism, the coroner who assessed Joyce Echaquan’s death said on Tuesday that the woman’s death was accidental, but avoidable.
A coroner's report following a three-week inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan calls on the Quebec government to recognize the existence of systemic racism and concludes that the racism and prejudice the Atikamekw woman faced in hospital contributed to her death.