Truth And Reconcilliation Commission
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If we want to be allies to Indigenous communities, we must act like every child mattersWhile we hold the government and Catholic church responsible for atrocities carried out on Indigenous Peoples, we must hold ourselves accountable, too, Meera Estrada says.CommentaryJun 6, 2021
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Expect more bodies to be found at residential school sites, former TRC chair saysMurray Sinclair says the remains of children found at the residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last week mirror horrendous stories he heard from survivors of the school system.CanadaJun 2, 2021
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Lynn Beyak announces she’s leaving the Senate, continues residential school defenceSenator Lynn Beyak has repeatedly come under fire for arguing residential schools provided a positive experience for Indigenous Canadians, despite horrific abuse.CanadaJan 25, 2021
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Bill Kelly: Erin O’Toole’s take on residential schools is disturbingHistory, and human decency, tells us that residential schools represent some of the darkest days in our Canadian history, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 16, 2020
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‘Remember us’: Orange Shirt Day’s B.C. founder says residential schools still recent historyAn estimated 6,000 children died in the institutions.CanadaSep 30, 2020
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House of Commons passes ‘historic’ motion to ask Pope Francis for apology over residential schoolsA total of 269 Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Green and other MPs voted in favour of the motion to ask Pope Francis to apologize.CanadaMay 1, 2018
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