Residential school denialism should be illegal

The residential schools system was a genocide, and Indigenous Peoples don't need more hatred today. For the love of this country, all political party candidates should have basic knowledge of what Canada did to its Indigenous Peoples.
Survivor Keith Chiefmoon speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Day event on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2024.

OTTAWA—Here’s a bold idea: let’s set out the basic knowledge and capacity to run in federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal elections. 

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