‘At one time, I had no voice. At one time, people looked at me as broken,’ says Dr. Alika LafontaineDr. Alika Lafontaine, an anesthesiologist in Grande Prairie, Alta., is the new president of the Canadian Medical Association and its first Indigenous leader.As a child, Dr. Alika Lafontaine had a stutter and was labelled as having a learning disability. He says teachers told him he would never graduate high school.Dr. Brian Goldman.
Canada was already desperately short of nurses before COVID-19. Now nurses say they're hanging on by a thread "I hope that physicians across the country feel like they're heard in ways that they haven't been heard before."Born and raised in Treaty 4 territory in southern Saskatchewan, Lafontaine works as an anesthesiologist at Grande Prairie Regional Hospital in Alberta.
"That kid that was labelled with a learning disability — you know, at one time, I had no voice. At one time, people looked at me as broken," said Lafontaine, who also grappled with hearing issues caused by ear infections when he was younger.He spoke with Goldman about his hopes and priorities as CMA president. Here is part of their conversation.
Perhaps he will bring traditional Indigenous cures into modern Western medicine
CMA_Docs won’t change the arrogance of the ppl at that place!! Lying, manipulating data, promoting fear, pushing mandates, refusing treatments to ppl.. while the world is opening up, we’re pushing more Scientific stupidity!!
I’m assuming he got appointment on merit and no other reason. So hard to tell these days.
Who is John Gault?
Middle-aged white women around the country are celebrating.
PM next, for someone
Welcome
Congratulations Doctor
nenshi I knew when I met you as a fellow at RUH that you would achieve great things! Well done buddy! Your hard work has been noticed! AlikaMD
Where are the CBC reporters?
Perfect! I was in Alberta 38 years (born in Montreal; now 80 and back in Ontario). During the middle of my life, I saw many problems for the indigenous (Métis). I was a risk manager in Alberta’s government. I had to correct a few government others as they said “meat-us”—not good.
Kindly please advise! What is your plan or strategy on back-order and short supplies!!!
What’s your plan on back-order/short supplies
Fantastic news 👏👏👏
high 5 mr
I am sure he will do what ever his master's tell him like a good slave.
Congratulations and I wish you well.
What’s race have to do with it? Smart person, good doctor, the end.
How exactly does he oversee the 68 000 memeber physicians?
Awesome accomplishment!
Congrats
Hope he isn’t a radical “progressive” like the last Pres.
Who gives a shit! Is he corrupt? Is he on board with the depopulation agenda?
Congratulations 👏🏼
I would like to see the day when we don need to clapping for something like this, because we are all equal.
Nice work bro
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