Judge Murray Sinclair led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which investigated the history of Canada’s residential schools, which separated Indigenous children from their families. Sinclair's report issued ninety-four calls to action to the federal government, churches and other institutions in Canada. Sinclair made the following speech in Ottawa upon the release of the TRC interim report in June 2015.
Stephen Harper, residential schools apology, 2008
On June 11, 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized for the Canadian government’s removing Indigenous children from their parents and homes and placing them in residential schools. Also in 2008, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) began its work, documenting the history and lasting impact on students and their families, and telling that... Continue Reading →