01 Jun 2021

“The residential school system is a dark and painful part of the Canadian story and, tragically, new chapters are still being added to this sad history. As a parent it's devastating to think that 215 children were buried by their school and lost for decades. As an MP and as leader of the Conservative Party, this tragic discovery is a stark reminder of our duty to heal the wounds from this horrific part of our history.”

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Erin O'Toole

   Politician

Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

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Canada's ongoing story of the oppression of Indigenous peoples highlighted in recent discovery of human remains

Indigenous children in Canada and the Residential Schools

Remains of 215 children found on former residential school in Canada a painful reminder of the violent oppression of First Nations people

Remains of more than 200 Indigenous children found in a former residential school in Kamloops (British Columbia)