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House Hansard - 227

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 29, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mr. Jaime Battiste (Sydney—Victoria, Lib.)
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Madam Speaker, I rise today to reflect on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. I cannot overstate the harms that the Indian residential schools caused. For comparison, during World War II, one in 26 solders who went over to fight did not come home; with respect to the Indian residential schools, one in 25 children did not come home. Those who came home struggled, many having lost language, culture and family values. Tomorrow I ask Canadians if they meet a survivor to show kindness and compassion because they do not know what they have been through. I think about so many members of my community and my family who went to the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School. We have so much work to do in this country and we have so much to learn about our shared history. Tomorrow and every day after, let us walk the journey of reconciliation together.
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