Rural health authority fires employee after social media post criticizes spending on landfill search for remains of Indigenous women – Winnipeg Free Press

Jan. 8, 2025

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority fired an employee this week for a social media post disparaging the landfill search for remains of murdered Indigenous women.

“The actions we took were necessary and reasonable in accordance with organizational policies,” CEO Marion Ellis said in an email Wednesday. “It is vital that people who interact with the health-care system are respected and cared for in a kind and safe way.”

On social media Tuesday, the health region said that multiple staff members “recognized the post as racist and brought it forward to leadership. An immediate investigation confirmed the post was linked to an IERHA employee,” the post said.

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