In this 10-part series, we profile doctors who are working passionately to combat racism, change the system and improve patient care for racialized communities.
Quebec was the only province to refuse to participate in a federal investigation into the issue in 2018, but recent revelations on Radio-Canada's Enquete program has made it impossible for the Legault government to deny the practice exists.
In July 2020, the province announced they would no longer issue birth alerts, a policy implemented by the Child and Family Services (CFS) system to alert hospitals and other CFS agencies of a mother deemed to be "high-risk'' and in need of further assessment before they could be discharged with a newborn baby.
