Lafond calls on sweeping changes in treatment of Indigenous patients – GX94 Radio
Jan 26, 2026
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan’s First Nation Health Ombudsperson Dr. Dianne Lafond is calling for an independent body to investigate the recent incidents of violence towards Indigenous patients in healthcare facilities across the province.
Lafond, along with FN Health Ombudsperson Chair Heather Bear and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Second Vice Chief David Pratt, held a media event on Monday, Jan. 26, at the Saskatoon Inn and Conference Centre, where they called on the provincial government to implement sweeping changes in the treatment of Indigenous patients in the healthcare system.
They made their comments with the death of Trevor Dubois still fresh in their minds, highlighting the 36-year-old’s death as the latest case of systemic racism and unfair treatment towards an Indigenous person in the province’s healthcare system.
