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Non-residential school abuse?: Rod Taylor
Yes, it’s true. Following the protracted and painful revelation of the systemic abuse of First Nations children who were the “residents” in Canada’s now-infamous residential schools, another group of First Nations survivors are coming forth. They are the former students who attended classes in the residential schools without actually being residents. Canada has conducted hearings and investigations into the allegations of the abuse of residential school students and has issued apologies and granted token compensation to the victims who actually resided at the schools. However, other students who may have experienced similar abuse have not yet been compensated because they attended classes during the day but slept in their own beds at night.
Judge combats corruption on Aboriginal reserves
National Post – Nov. 16, 2010
Judge’s frank talk unwelcome on reserve
By Kevin Libin
Canadians are used to judges saving their opinions for the courtrooms. And used to those opinions sticking to matters of the law. But John Reilly doesn’t much care what Canadians expect.