Justin Trudeau had the nerve yesterday to point his finger at China for human rights abuses while his Canadian Government, the Government of his father, Pierre Trudeau and the Catholic Church tried to hide the genocide of thousands of Indigenous children in Canadian Residential Schools as recent as 1996.
No wonder the Pope will not apologize… there will be many thousands uncovered in the days to come …
Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves near former residential school
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.
The Cowessess First Nation announced a preliminary finding Thursday of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery near the former Marieval Indian Residential School.
The Marieval Indian Residential School operated from 1899 to 1996 in the area where Cowessess is now located, about 140 kilometres east of Regina.
Canadian News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cowessess-marieval-indian-residential-school-news-1.6078375
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“Historically, Canada robbed the Indigenous people of their land, killed them, and eradicated their culture,” the statement said.
Justin Trudeau said that Canada continued to have a deeply fractured relationship with Indigenous peoples – but he argued that Canada had taken steps to acknowledge past injustices.
“In Canada, we had a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Where is China’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission?” said Trudeau. “Where is [China’s] truth?”
The commission concluded in 2015 that Canada had pursued a policy of “cultural genocide” towards Indigenous people and recommended a string of actions to repair the damage. Seven years later, a majority of the commission’s 94 “calls to action” have gone unanswered.
National News : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/22/china-canada-relations-xinjiang-human-rights
