NDP MP Angus working with Minister Bennett to convince Pope to apologize for Catholic Church’s role in residential schools

Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett is currently in communication with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to fix a date for a meeting, says James Fitz-Morris, director of communications to the minister.

Pope Francis, NDP MPs Romeo Saganash, Charlie Angus, and Indigenous Crown Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett. Mr. Angus and Mr. Saganash on May 1 introduced the motion which was passed in the House 269-10. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Eskinder Debebe photograph courtesy of the UN

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 14, 2018

NDP MP Charlie Angus is working behind the scenes with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and through diplomatic channels to reach out to the Vatican after the House passed a historic non-binding motion on May 1 requesting Pope Francis to come to Canada to apologize in person for th...

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