Senate Committee Recommends ‘Every Action Necessary’ to Combat Residential School ‘Denialism’

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller and Executive Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Stephanie Scott (virtually on monitor) listen to a question from media during a press conference in Ottawa on Jan. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

A new Senate committee report is recommending the federal government take “every action necessary” to combat “residential school denialism.”

“The committee heard about ongoing denialism about residential schools and that some individuals deny the negative effects on generations of indigenous peoples,” reads the report released on July 19, “Honouring the Children Who Never Came Home: Truth, Education and Reconciliation,” and first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.