In healthcare settings, maintaining respectful and professional relationships with patients is essential for ensuring a safe and supportive environment for both staff and providers.
The bill is the result of weeks of political negotiations with the New Democrats, who early this year threatened to pull out of their supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals unless they could agree on the wording.
The CMA said it underwent a multi-year review of its archives and other documented interactions with Indigenous communities, finding a long history of harm caused by the Canadian doctors.
The report argues that provinces have not been able to make the necessary institutional reforms to our healthcare system due to ‘fear of provoking interest groups—particularly physicians’ organizations.’
