By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase The Quebec Ombudsman has released its fourth annual progress report on the implementation of the Viens Commission\u2019s calls for action to address systemic discrimination towards Indigenous peoples across the province’s public sector. The report found that despite progress being made in select areas, the adoption of the majority of the calls to action have stagnated. Marjolaine \u00c9tienne, president of Quebec Native Women (QNW), called the lack of progress on implementing the Commission\u2019s calls to action \u201cdeeply\u201d concerning. \u201cThis report from the Ombudsperson confirms what we experience every day: despite timid progress, there remains a lack of genuine political will, an absence of co-construction, and ongoing precarity in the services meant to protect us,\u201d \u00c9tienne said. The report also included four new recommendations… <\/p>\n
By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase The Quebec Ombudsman has released its fourth annual progress report on the implementation of the Viens Commission\u2019s calls for action to address systemic discrimination towards Indigenous peoples across the province’s public sector. The report found that despite progress being made in select areas, the adoption of the majority of the calls to action have stagnated. Marjolaine \u00c9tienne, president of Quebec Native Women (QNW), called the lack of progress on implementing the Commission\u2019s calls to action \u201cdeeply\u201d concerning. \u201cThis report from the Ombudsperson confirms what we experience every day: despite timid progress, there remains a lack of genuine political will, an absence of co-construction, and ongoing precarity in the services meant to protect us,\u201d \u00c9tienne said. The report also included four new recommendations... <\/p>\n