Also see: The Canadian Holocaust
"Canada apologizes for forcing its native children to assimilate" by Rob Gillies, Associated Press | June 12, 2008
OTTAWA - In a historic speech, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized yesterday to Canada's native peoples for the longtime government policy of forcing their children to attend state-funded schools aimed at assimilating them.
The treatment of children at the schools, where they were often physically and sexually abused, was a sad chapter in the country's history, he said from the House of Commons in an address carried live across Canada....
WTF?! They weren't Catholic, were they?
From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 Indian children were required to attend state-funded Christian schools as part of a program to assimilate them into Canadian society.
The 70s? That WASN'T THAT LONG AGO, was it? Disgusting!!!!
Hundreds of former students witnessed what native leaders call a pivotal moment for Canada's more than 1 million Indians, who remain the country's poorest and most disadvantaged group. There are more than 80,000 surviving students.
Just like Native Americans in AmeriKa!
"The government of Canada now recognizes that it was wrong to forcibly remove children from their homes and we apologize," Harper said.
So when is ISRAEL going to APOLOGIZE to the Palestinians?!
"We now recognize that it was wrong to separate children from rich and vibrant cultures and traditions, and that it created a void in many lives and communities and we apologize," Harper said.
Israel? You hear that?
Harper also apologized for failing to prevent the children from being physically and sexually abused at the schools....
The apology occurred months after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia made a similar gesture to the so-called Stolen Generations - thousands of Aborigines forcibly taken from their families as children under assimilation policies that lasted from 1910 to 1970....
WTF?! The '70s?
A truth and reconciliation commission will also examine government policy and take testimony from survivors. The goal is to give survivors a forum to tell their stories and educate Canadians about a grim period in the country's history."
Better GET WITH IT, Israel!!!
After all, YOU are NEXT!!!
