Government Responsibility; Residential Schools

Erika Powell

Saint Andrews, New Brunswick

‘When dealing with […]the Residential School Program, it is difficult to determine what or how things should be done to repair the damage’

Governments and Responsibility

Victoria Kuczer

Mississauga, Ontario

‘The government today must be able to own up to the problems which past governments have caused.’

Governments Past and Present: How Much is Enough?

Rachel Coombs

Trepassey, Newfoundland and Labrador

‘It is evident that governments today should take some responsibility for actions of governments in the past.’

Governments Past, Governments Future

Allegra Chiarella

Winnipeg, Manitoba

‘unacceptable mistakes […]: governance based on emotions, disregarding the rights of the individual and discriminating solely by race’

HealingtheWounds:NativeCanadianResidentialSchools

Sheraz Tariq

Etobicoke, Ontario

‘correcting mistakes and being protectors of freedom and justice is an integral part of Canadian society.’

Historian's use of Primary Sources

Makaela Smithers

Lions Bay, British Columbia

I enjoy funny stories that appear within hard times that show us how people in the past coped in the face of adversity.

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