Ottawa to declare federal holiday to mark legacy of residential school system
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We have a Liberal Prime Minister who is out of his depth and thinks people will ignore that if he panders to a particular group.
One thing for sure, Boxing Day isn't a holiday in the U.S. Another thing for sure- Wrestling Day is a holiday in Williams Lake!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...-civic-holiday-in-williams-lake-b-c-1.2887345
You hear a lot of bull sh*t coming out of the education system these days. A couple of simple ones are penmanship and spelling aren't important. Could these adherents be relied upon to take care with any tasks?
Pierre Trudeau was in power for fifteen years while residential schools operated..
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...o-the-real-history-of-canada/article24828881/
Well, what an RACIST effing turd!!! Why isn't he being disappeared from history like the jail bait trough porking communist he truly was?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...o-the-real-history-of-canada/article24828881/
Well, what an RACIST effing turd!!! Why isn't he being disappeared from history like the jail bait trough porking communist he truly was?
In fact PET had all the same race bias and delusions of his generation.
While he believed in the innate equality of all people, he did not understand the concepts of truth and reconciliation. He tried to extinguish indigenous claims.
He was quickly corrected.
While he believed in the innate equality of all people, he did not understand the concepts of truth and reconciliation. He tried to extinguish indigenous claims.
He was quickly corrected.
We already have "Aboriginal day" in Canada...
https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100013718/1100100013719
June the 21st
I was married on that day, and some years later my son was born on that day.....
https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100013718/1100100013719
June the 21st
I was married on that day, and some years later my son was born on that day.....
Why not Pearson, Diefenbaker, St. Laurent, MacKenzie King or a dozen others. He was a f**king turd alright but for many other culpable reasons!
Residential schools stat holiday coming: Trudeau
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - The federal government will move forward to create a statutory holiday dedicated to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
The holiday will be aimed at remembering the legacy of residential schools and reflecting on a path toward reconciliation, he said in Saint-Eustache, Que.
"Over the past decades, generations, and centuries, Canada failed in one of its fundamental commitments to respect and be partners of the Indigenous People who lived on this land for millennia," he said.
"We broke that relationship, we failed to uphold the honour of the Crown and, more than that, we did our best to try to erase Indigenous cultures with such projects as residential schools."
He said the government is currently consulting with First Nations, Inuit and Metis groups to choose an appropriate date and to decide how the holiday should be framed.
The creation of a statutory holiday is one of 94 recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation commission.
A private member's bill introduced by NDP MP Georgina Jolibois currently proposes establishing a statutory holiday on June 21, which is National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde has said First Nations support a national day to "recognize the tragic and painful legacy of residential schools" and respect and remember the "too many children taken from their homes and families," while also honouring survivors and their families.
"The residential schools era is indeed a dark chapter, and we must never forget," he said in a statement.
The government-funded, church-run residential schools operated for more than a century. Indigenous children were ripped away from their families, usually starting in late September, and sent to schools where they endured widespread sexual, emotional and physical abuse.
The previous Conservative government issued a formal apology in 2008.
If Parliament did approve a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday, it would only apply to federally regulated workplaces — the civil service, marine ports, airports, airlines and telecommunications companies.
Provinces and territories would have to amend their existing labour codes to establish any additional day off.
Debate on the bill will resume in the fall after the House of Commons reconvenes.
Last year, a majority of MPs voted to give Remembrance Day the same legal status as Canada Day.
Nov. 11 is a holiday for federally regulated workers, and all other provincially regulated workers outside of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Royal Canadian Legion has been a critic of making Remembrance Day a legal holiday, fearing that public attitudes towards Nov. 11 would change and obscure the solemn local ceremonies that mark the occasion each year.
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - The federal government will move forward to create a statutory holiday dedicated to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
The holiday will be aimed at remembering the legacy of residential schools and reflecting on a path toward reconciliation, he said in Saint-Eustache, Que.
"Over the past decades, generations, and centuries, Canada failed in one of its fundamental commitments to respect and be partners of the Indigenous People who lived on this land for millennia," he said.
"We broke that relationship, we failed to uphold the honour of the Crown and, more than that, we did our best to try to erase Indigenous cultures with such projects as residential schools."
He said the government is currently consulting with First Nations, Inuit and Metis groups to choose an appropriate date and to decide how the holiday should be framed.
The creation of a statutory holiday is one of 94 recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation commission.
A private member's bill introduced by NDP MP Georgina Jolibois currently proposes establishing a statutory holiday on June 21, which is National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde has said First Nations support a national day to "recognize the tragic and painful legacy of residential schools" and respect and remember the "too many children taken from their homes and families," while also honouring survivors and their families.
"The residential schools era is indeed a dark chapter, and we must never forget," he said in a statement.
The government-funded, church-run residential schools operated for more than a century. Indigenous children were ripped away from their families, usually starting in late September, and sent to schools where they endured widespread sexual, emotional and physical abuse.
The previous Conservative government issued a formal apology in 2008.
If Parliament did approve a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday, it would only apply to federally regulated workplaces — the civil service, marine ports, airports, airlines and telecommunications companies.
Provinces and territories would have to amend their existing labour codes to establish any additional day off.
Debate on the bill will resume in the fall after the House of Commons reconvenes.
Last year, a majority of MPs voted to give Remembrance Day the same legal status as Canada Day.
Nov. 11 is a holiday for federally regulated workers, and all other provincially regulated workers outside of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Royal Canadian Legion has been a critic of making Remembrance Day a legal holiday, fearing that public attitudes towards Nov. 11 would change and obscure the solemn local ceremonies that mark the occasion each year.
Why not have all the schools act out what went on in those schools? (short of needing a mass grave at every school of course)
I was never a fan of the current regime but I don't waste much time railing against it. Unless Scheer does something dreadfully stupid, this will be a one term wonder and it is crumbling before our eyes.
Other Conservatives should also refrain from "Yahoo Stupid Stuff" and ultra-right wing nonsense too if they want change. Put a sock in it, Bozos.
Canada and many Canadians have shit on them for over 150 years. Do you think it might have something to do with trust?