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carmencita ago

I can't copy PDFs so I am putting this here

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/03/18/news/justice-murray-sinclair-plans-foster-reconciliation-senate

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of seven new senators today. One of them is a Manitoban, Justice Murray Sinclair, who gained national recognition due to his work leading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Justice Sinclair, who comes from the Ojibway Nation, has been involved with the defence of Aboriginal peoples’ rights for more than three decades. He was appointed associate chief judge of the court of Manitoba in 1988, making him the first Indigenous person ever to hold such position. That same year, he was also named co-commissioner of Manitoba's Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/12/15/news/highlights-report-truth-and-reconciliation-commission

Highlights from the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

OTTAWA — Here are some highlights of the 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report on aboriginal residential schools.

— Adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;

— Establish a Royal Proclamation of Reconciliation reaffirming the nation-to-nation relationship between Aboriginal Peoples and the Crown;

— Solicit from Pope Francis an apology for the role played by the Roman Catholic Church;

— Call a public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women;

There are many more. This is a Tall Order. My question is why would Trudeau appoint Justice Sinclair? All they have done is ignore and try to cover up the horrid rapes and murders and torture upon the Aboriginal People. I am hoping for their sake something comes of this, but I am not holding my breath, especially regarding the Crown and the pope.