Ottawa Acknowledges “Lasting Impact” of Forced Adoptions but Offers No Apology
The government cites provincial responsibility and international conventions, while advocates say 300,000 mothers were coerced into giving up children.
- The federal government acknowledged on Wednesday that forced adoptions caused "significant and lasting impact" after the Second World War but declined to offer the formal National Apology sought by advocates.
- A 2018 Senate report titled "The Shame Is Ours" recommended a formal National Apology, and a petition tabled in the House by Liberal MP Karina Gould garnered over 600 signatures calling for accountability.
- In presenting the petition, Gould noted an estimated 300,000 unwed mothers were coerced into giving up children for adoption between the 1940s and 1970s, a practice advocates call one of Canada's largest human Rights violations.
- Families Minister Patty Hajdu stated adoption remains a provincial responsibility, while Canada adheres to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to protect families from separation.
- While Australia, Ireland, Scotland, and the United Kingdom have issued formal apologies, Canadians seeking a National Apology plan a national day of action in September, stating, "This moment is not the end — it is the beginning.
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Ottawa acknowledges 'lasting impact' of forced adoptions but offers no apology
The federal government acknowledged this week that forced adoptions had a lasting impact on people and families in Canada after the Second World War but stopped short of offering the public apology sought by advocates, including some affected by the practice. A petition calling on Ottawa to formally...
Ottawa acknowledges ‘lasting impact’ of forced adoptions but offers no apology
The federal government acknowledged this week that forced adoptions had a lasting impact on people and families in Canada after the Second World War but stopped short of offering the public apology sought by advocates, including some affected by the practice.
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