Notre travail à l’ACME et le racisme systémique au Canada

A statement from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE/ACME) addressing systemic racism, colonialism, and Islamophobia in Canada, specifically reflecting on the discovery of unmarked graves at a residential school in Kamloops and a hate crime in London, Ontario.

• The author argues that systemic racism and colonialism are foundational to Canada, rejecting the notion that hate crimes and systemic violence are anomalies. This includes the residential school system, which is described as a deliberate effort to eliminate Indigenous peoples through assimilation, education, or death.
• The environmentalism movement is criticized for a poor record of engagement with Indigenous peoples, often operating on the assumption that non-Indigenous settlers should determine land use. This has led to the displacement of Indigenous peoples globally and the sacrifice of Indigenous rights and health for environmental goals within Canada.
• The medical system in Canada is identified as a site of systemic colonialism and racism. The document references genocide perpetrated against Indigenous peoples through the medical system and notes that the Viens Commission in Quebec proposed 142 measures to improve public services, including health and social services.
• The statement highlights the prevalence of Islamophobia in Canada, citing racial profiling by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS/SCRS), harassment of women wearing hijabs, and violent hate crimes in mosques.

APA

Anjali (2021). Notre travail à l’ACME et le racisme systémique au Canada. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. https://cape.ca/notre-travail-a-lacme-et-le-racisme-systemique-au-canada/

Chicago

Anjali. Notre travail à l’ACME et le racisme systémique au Canada. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, 2021. https://cape.ca/notre-travail-a-lacme-et-le-racisme-systemique-au-canada/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{anjali2021notre, author = {Anjali}, title = {{Notre travail à l’ACME et le racisme systémique au Canada}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://cape.ca/notre-travail-a-lacme-et-le-racisme-systemique-au-canada/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }