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Minister Valcourt Marks Fifth Anniversary of the Prime Minister’s Historic Apology to Former Students of Indian Residential Schools

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jun 11, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, issued the following statement today on the fifth anniversary of the Prime Minister’s 2008 historic Statement of Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools and their families:

“Five years ago today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons with all Parliamentarians, Inuit, Metis and First Nation leaders and offered a historic Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools on behalf of the Government of Canada and all Canadians. He apologized not only to former students, but also their families and communities, whose lives were impacted by this dark chapter in our history. The Apology acknowledged that the policy of assimilation was wrong, had…