Indigenous membership on all boards of health (Motion #53-25)
Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, November 20, 2025
Motion moved by Noland – Tessier
53-25 Indigenous membership on all boards of health
MOTION:
WHEREAS on June 19, 2025, the Board of Health proposed to the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) Annual General Meeting a resolution that all boards of health should have an Indigenous member,
AND WHEREAS the alPHa Annual General Meeting opted not to adopt the resolution, but refer it to the alPHa Board of Directors,
AND WHEREAS the alPHa Board of Directors has decided not to adopt a resolution, but has written to the Minister of Health to advocate for Indigenous membership on boards of health,
AND WHEREAS there are omissions to that advocacy as compared to the originally proposed resolution,
AND WHEREAS several elements of the process to get to this advocacy letter have revealed colonial practices in the operations of alPHa,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health write to the alPHa Board of Directors
- to thank them for the advocacy letter to the Minister of Health that advances the issue the Board of Health had raised,
- to highlight considerations omitted from the advocacy letter that should nonetheless remain important for alPHa’s consideration should there be further dialogue or follow-up regarding Indigenous membership on boards of health,
- to share feedback on colonial ways within their process which are harmful to Indigenous persons, and which should be corrected,
- to advise creation of fora that would allow Indigenous persons, boards of health, and their staff to continue dialogue around how Indigenous membership on boards of health can continue to be advanced, thus facilitating self-determination by Indigenous persons and furthering reconciliation after the process thusfar.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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