Politics is a sorry place

Government apologies for wrongs from the distant past do little to improve things for those who were wronged and their descendents.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an apology in the House of Commons on May 27 on behalf of the government for the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War.
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made his first foray into politics, he made it clear that he was his own person, not simply a political scion. Last week, Trudeau followed through on that claim when he arose in the House of Commons to apologize to Italian Canadians for their internment at governm...

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