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August 21, 2017

Former First Nations head is optimistic about reconciliation

Thirty paddlers participating in the Canadian Canoe pilgrimage depart Victoria Island in the Ottawa River between Ottawa and Gatineau, Quebec Aug. 11.

OTTAWA – Bob Watts, former CEO of the Assembly of First Nations and key player in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA), says he is optimistic about reconciliation.

Published in Canada
May 4, 2016

Fundraising shortfall shows need for reconciliation with First Nations

Archbishop Gerard Pettipas, top, said the Catholic Entities have done what they can to raise funds for the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement and are now moving on.

A $21-million fundraising shortfall by Canadian Catholics in meeting commitments of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement highlights a need for reconciliation between mainstream Canada and its aboriginal people that goes beyond the Catholic Entities named in the legal settlement with residential school survivors, according to government spokespeople.

Published in Canada
April 27, 2016

Church did not ‘weasel’ out of residential school settlement

Archbishop Gerard Pettipas takes issue with a Globe and Mail report that the Catholic Church “weaselled” out of its obligations on Indian residential schools.

A $21-million shortfall on a $25-million fundraising campaign was a fiasco, but it wasn’t an attempt to weasel out of the legal or moral obligations Catholics have in the wake of the residential schools tragedy, Grouard-McLennan Archibishop Gerard Pettipas told The Catholic Register.

Published in Canada
December 9, 2012

TRC seeks more documents

Julian Falconer

OTTAWA - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is seeking a court opinion on its mandate to collect government documents under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Published in Canada