CAPS Statement Against Racism

The Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) recognizes that individual, structural, and systemic racism is a public health crisis that is killing children, women, and men across North America. We see first-hand the deleterious impact of structural racism on social welfare and on the health of children and their families, our colleagues, our trainees, and our communities at large. We acknowledge that genocide, white supremacy, and systemic racism against Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) in Canada have created profound inequities and ongoing injustices in our society. Unfortunately, colonial and racist practices that are pervasive throughout our health care and educational systems continue to cause harm to our most vulnerable populations.