Kamloops discovery should propel us to learn, not stand on guard for an incomplete history

After the horrific discovery in Kamloops, now is a time of listening. Political figures running out and decrying the threat of 'cancel culture' is an irresponsible, tone-deaf manoeuvre in these circumstances.

Children's shoes, stuffed animals, and posters at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill are part of a memorial to the remains of 215 Indigenous children recently uncovered at Kamloops Residential School. To be a better society and empowered nation, we can’t run away from the tough exploration of previously held truths, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

June 9, 2021

OTTAWA—The discovery of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children, students at a residential school, in Kamloops has shocked us all. It should upset us and should force us all to look at the historical narratives that have shaped Canada; the grand biographical ones of our founding fathers, like Jo...

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