Western Standard - September 15, 2022


Health Canada releases woke language guide

Mentioned
Quillette Associate Jonathan Kaye Theresa Tam
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Episode Stats


Length

45 seconds

Words per minute

178.1

Word count

135

Sentence count

10


Summary

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Health Canada has introduced an inclusive words package to promote diversity and health equity. The terms to avoid focus on a role of weakness rather than empowerment. It said people should not use women and men, guys and ladies and gentlemen. It called for people to say words encompassing more genders other than the two.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Health Canada has introduced an inclusive words package to promote diversity and health equity.
00:00:04.780 Quillette Associate Editor Jonathan Kaye called the Inclusive Language Guide an invaluable resource for avoiding cis-heteronormative terminology.
00:00:11.380 Canadian Chief Medical Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said language can create barriers by signifying people and communities.
00:00:17.540 The guide said public servants should not save vulnerable populations, populations at risk, and target groups populations.
00:00:23.320 The terms to avoid focus on a role of weakness rather than action or empowerment.
00:00:26.580 It said people should not use women and men, guys, and ladies and gentlemen.
00:00:30.440 It called for people to say words encompassing more genders other than the two.
00:00:34.700 For The Western Standard, I'm Jonathan Bradley.
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