‘Violent’ residential school denialism no longer ‘legitimate talking point’ after genocide motion, say Gazan, experts

Legal experts, scholars say it's a ‘legitimate conclusion’ based on the definition in Article 2 of the United Nations' Genocide Convention, and call for reparations from the federal government.

NDP MP Leah Gazan says that since her motion received unanimous consent, it makes it more difficult for denialists to continue their 'violent' denialism of the experiences of residential school survivors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

November 9, 2022

In the wake of an NDP motion recognizing the residential school system as genocide, critics of the motion have accused MPs of engaging in “concept creep”

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