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This a GREAT post on the current political state of affairs in Ontario
Jamal514
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Canada is so tolerant of other cultures, racism only exists in the USA and Europe. 
Remains found at Kamloops residential school 'not an isolated incident,' Indigenous experts and leaders warn
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- preliminary findings from a ground-penetrating radar survey uncovered the remains. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia, agreed that the residential school sites should be protected.
"We need to make sure they are controlled and protected so full investigations can be done," Turpel-Lafond said.
'We're all grieving'
B.C. Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee said he too would like the sites to be protected — but bureaucratic red tape has added layers of complication.
Teegee said the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation started the process of finding the bodies 20 years ago.
He said it would take all levels of government to come together in order to remove barriers and provide the resources needed to identify and commemorate all the children who went missing while at residential schools.
"These children had a home. These children were loved by somebody," he said.
B.C. Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee said the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation started the process of finding the bodies 20 years ago. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)
More than 100 people gathered in front of a sacred fire at the site of the Kamloops residential school Saturday evening, standing shoulder to shoulder to grieve the children who never made it home.
Marie Narcisse was part of the crowd on Saturday. She attended the school as a child, as did her parents.
"So many times the oral stories of this place and many other places were told and it seemed as though nobody believed anybody," she said.
Marie Narcisse, left, and her sister were among the crowd at the site of the Kamloops residential school on Saturday evening. (Briar Stewart/CBC)
On Sunday, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir said there will be a debrief with the nation's membership this week, adding that other chiefs across Canada are having similar conversations with their communities as well.
"We're all grieving," Casimir said. "There's so many unanswered questions that our membership wants. The world wants to know."
Casimir said the discovery adds a very dark chapter to Canadian history and the state-funded residential school system.
School closed in 1978
Narcisse and her younger sister lingered in front of the memorial at the site of the residential school for more than an hour.
In front of the school is a memorial with dozens of names etched on a plaque. At the base of it people have left flowers and notes. On top rests a tiny pair of shoes.
The remains of 215 children were found buried on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday. Indigenous leaders and experts are calling for the protection of sites like this to allow for further investigations. (Andrew Snucins/The Canadian Press)
Historical records had indicated that 50 children died at the school, but this new discovery shows that estimate was likely dramatically low.
The Kamloops Indian Residential School was in operation from 1890 to 1969, when the federal government took over administration from the Catholic Church to operate it as a residence for a day school, until closing in 1978.Searching for records
Enrolment at the school peaked in the early 1950s at 500, according to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). Those children would have come from First Nations communities across B.C. and beyond.
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc said they are working with the BC Coroners Service, contacting the students' home communities, protecting the remains and working with museums to find records of these deaths.
Indigenous peoples from the Pacific Association of First Nation Women hold a ceremony in Vancouver on May 28 after reports that the remains of 215 children were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
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Casimir previously told CBC News the missing children were undocumented deaths, some of them as young as three years old.
She said the findings are "preliminary" and a report will be provided by a specialist next month.A National Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for former students and those affected. Emotional and crisis referral services can be accessed by calling the 24-hour national crisis line: 1-866-925-4419.
550 healthcare workers can attend the leafs game today
my work just got 50 tickets for the leafs/habs game today.
if you have both doses before May 28th you can attend.
my work just got 50 tickets for the leafs/habs game today.
if you have both doses before May 28th you can attend.
Canada is so tolerant of other cultures, racism only exists in the USA and Europe.
sad
MVike28
right around the ACC
It really is and till this day they still get treated horribly.
thatrapsfan
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Under 1000 cases today. Its a wrap, open it up. Ontario needs to catch up with the rest of the world and country.
so far 900 staff for 50 tickets
oh yea im the breh handing out the tickets
oh yea im the breh handing out the tickets
june 14th
There are now 731 people hospitalized in the province with 617 in the ICU. Hospitalizations are down more than 250 since one week ago and ICU numbers have reached the lowest mark since April 11.
thatrapsfan
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Thats including ICU transfers from Manitoba too.june 14th
There are now 731 people hospitalized in the province with 617 in the ICU. Hospitalizations are down more than 250 since one week ago and ICU numbers have reached the lowest mark since April 11.
No effect from the long weekend either despite the fact people gathered and did what they wanted.
Doug ford needs to tear up his stupid plan and open up fully on june 14th
