Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians

Senator Mary Jane McCallum and MP Blake Desjarlais talk about victories, disappointments, and new motions in the House and Senate, following the visit to Canada by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis issued an official apology on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., to residential school survivors for the Catholic Church's role in running the majority of the schools in Canada for more than a century. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

August 5, 2022

For Senator Mary Jane McCallum⁠—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber⁠—the Pope's apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to address "devastating" sexual abuse and more, but the visit launched a conversation she never thought the country would be having in h...

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