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NDP MP Introduces Bill to Criminalize Residential School Denialism

  • NDP MP Leah Gazan has introduced a bill to criminalize the denial, justification, or downplaying of the residential school system's impact, aiming to protect Indigenous survivors and families.
  • The bill would make residential school denialism a Criminal Code offense, recognizing the trauma experienced by more than 150,000 children.
  • Gazan stresses the need for reconciliation and addressing intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools.