All My Relations

Jessica Frappier

Lively, Ontario

‘the government of today [must] honour the agreements made by governments of the past [and] make retribution for wrong doings’

Canada In the Face of Responsibility

Aisha Haji Hussein

Winnipeg, Manitoba

‘The duties of the government [are] not only to take responsibility for past wrongdoings, but take the future into consideration.’

Canadian Aboriginals Deserve More than an Apology

Cara Campbell

Erin, Ontario

‘Canadian government […] needs to take responsibility for the atrocious things that the past Canadian government did to the Aboriginals’

Canadian International Peacekeeping

Emmett Bisbee

Innisfil, Ontario

‘It is Canada’s responsibility, as a nation of privilege, to ensure that international peacekeeping is a priority.’

Changing Governments Many Regrets Later

Shameelah Patel

Whitby, Ontario

‘governments should take responsibility for past actions to the best of their abilities.’

Compensating the Chinese-Canadian Experience

Vicky Yi Qing Liu

Surrey, British Columbia

‘Canada should forever strive to be colourful, but colour blind.’

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