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By Rachel Gilmore.
Apr 23, 2018
This Thursday, MPs will debate and vote on an NDP motion calling on Parliament to, among other things, request a long-awaited Papal apology for the Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system.
“This is saying we need to do the right thing here. This is a moral call about moral leadership,” said NDP MP Charlie Angus.
“We’re calling to the church to say it’s time to fess up, to close this chapter and be part of the true process of reconciliation.”
The New Democrats have dedicated their opposition day to the motion, which invites the Pope to issue a formal apology for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. It also asks the church to pay monies owed to residential school survivors — to the tune of roughly $23 million, according to Angus — and to turn over any relevant documents or historical records dealing with residential schools.
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