Jane Thomas
Jane Thomas completed her Masters (Western, 2005) and PhD (Laurier, 2013) degrees in history and began her career in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) in 2013. She currently works for the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation. Jane lives with her husband and three children in Milton.
About the event
Drawing on the Department of Indian Affairs annual reports, memoranda, and budgets over more than seventy years, Jane Thomas' talk on Wilful Neglect reveals how federal health policies, shaped without Indigenous input and rooted in colonial ideologies, allowed tuberculosis to devastate First Nations in Canada. This conversation will explore the lasting impact of these policies today and the urgent need to reckon with the legacy of systemic racism in Canada’s health systems.
Date/Time
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 7:00 pm EST.
Location
In person: Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, 232 King St. N., Waterloo
Online: Register for the Zoom livestream
Wilful Neglect
Wilful Neglect was published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in October 2025.
