Shandro ordered the report in July 2020 after CBC News reported on the noose incident, which occurred at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital four years earlier. The association's letter echoes the opinion of experts in racism and systemic discrimination who say consultant Donna Neumann's report ignored clear evidence of blatant racism. "I found virtually no evidence that Dr. Wessels is racist," Neumann wrote. Report breached privacy of witnessesAlberta Health posted Neumann's report on its website without a news release on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend in May. In her report, Neumann said she encountered a lot of "intense" fear among witnesses who did not wish to be publicly identified.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2021 11:00 UTC