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’

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.’

Confronting the Legacy of Residential Schools

Nobu Chern-Warwick

Toronto, Ontario

‘government can compensate […] by working within a modern ethical-framework to make a quantifiable difference.’

Creating a Standard for Correcting Mistakes

Weiran Yu

Toronto, Ontario

‘[Government] should acknowledge the mistakes once the public identify that a mistake has been committed and act accordingly.’

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