Ottawa unveils $2B for native school abuse
Posted on Wednesday, November 23 @ W. Europe Standard Time |
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The federal government is offering more than $2 billion in compensation for former students who suffered abuse at native residential schools...
The federal government is offering more than $2 billion in compensation for former students who suffered abuse at native residential schools. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan made the announcement today during a news conference with cabinet ministers and abuse survivors, including Grand Chief Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of First Nations. "Bringing closure to this chapter of our history lies at the very heart of reconciliation," McLellan told the conference in Ottawa. "I am pleased to announce that we have made good on our shared resolve to deliver what I firmly believe will be a fair and lasting resolution of the Indian school legacy."
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