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Carney Reflects on 'Dark Chapter' at Truth and Reconciliation Ceremony in Edmonton
Carney said the federal government bears responsibility for residential schools and cited the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney attended a ceremony at Fort Edmonton Park on Wednesday marking the sixth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, emphasizing the need to reflect on a "dark chapter" in Canada.
- Beginning in the 1800s, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were sent to church-run residential schools, which the Reconciliation Commission concluded in 2015 were central to a state-backed policy of cultural genocide.
- Carney said the federal government "bears responsibility" for the "profound and enduring harm" caused by the residential schools system, noting Canada owes Survivors more than remembrance in a statement issued in English, French, and nine Indigenous languages.
- Only 14 of the 94 Calls to Action have been completed in 11 years, according to an independent Indigenous watchdog, with 41 recommendations in progress, 24 stalled, and 15 not started.
- Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre also attended the ceremony, one of many held across Canada to honor children who survived residential schools and those who never returned home.
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Carney reflects on ‘dark chapter’ at Truth and Reconciliation ceremony in Edmonton
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's important to reflect on a "dark chapter" in Canada's history and honour the children who survived residential schools and those who never made it
·Toronto, Canada
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Carney reflects on 'dark chapter' at Truth and Reconciliation event
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it’s important to reflect on a “dark chapter” in Canada’s history and honour the children who survived residential schools and those who never made it home. He made the comment Wednesday on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at a ceremony featuring drumming and traditional dancers at Fort Edmonton […]
·Toronto, Canada
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Carney focused her intervention primarily on children.
·Montreal, Canada
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