On Friday, NDP MP Rachel Blaney accused the Liberal government of tolerating forced sterilization of Indigenous women after the UN Committee on Torture said Canada needs to take action on the issue. Liberal MP Arif Virani said forced sterilization is a “serious violation of human rights and it is completely unacceptable.”
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