Canadian natives win £1bn for 70 years' abuse

[sugarimp]

From David Charter in Washington

CANADA announced yesterday that it will pay Can$2 billion (£1 billion) to former pupils of government boarding schools that were set up to “Christianise” the children of native Indians but which are blamed for decades of physical and emotional abuse.About 80,000 Canadian aborigines will qualify for a share of the

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[quasilover]

It's good the Governmebt of Canada is ready to pay the survivors, but the effects of the tragedy won't be forgotten for dozens of years. Anyway, Canada does admit disgraceful acts that the U.S. is not ready to apologize for, if even to admit. It's widely known the very same has been done in the U.S.

[sugarimp]

Yeah, I guess admitance of past errors is one step forward. I think the Australians had done the same thing as well.