Siksika Nation members facing COVID-19 discrimination at local businesses: Hinshaw – CTV News
July 15, 2020
CALGARY — Alberta’s top doctor says it’s troubling and disappointing to hear reports that members of the Siksika First Nation were allegedly denied service at local businesses because of COVID-19 cases in their community.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of help, made the remarks during the province’s COVID-19 update Tuesday. She noted that the pandemic does not discriminate and now is the time for compassion.
“This is not the first time that we have heard such reports around COVID-19,” said Hinshaw. “I know that Albertans of Chinese or other ethnic heritage and some religious groups have also at times been singled out and discriminated against.
“COVID-19 doesn’t care where people come from or what a person’s heritage may be. The virus is not restricted to any particular race, religion, or community.”
