tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post8779442349943664298..comments2024-03-26T14:34:28.415-07:00Comments on Religion and Child Abuse News: Edmonton mural celebrates Catholic bishop's role in the horrific abuse of aboriginal children in residential schoolsPerry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-33139271845799686782019-07-07T12:16:42.799-07:002019-07-07T12:16:42.799-07:00THIS COMMENT SECTION IS NOW FULL. PREVIOUS ARTICLE...THIS COMMENT SECTION IS NOW FULL. PREVIOUS ARTICLES WERE POSTED IN THE COMMENT SECTION OF THE FOLLOWING PAGE:<br /><br />Canadian Indian residential schools designed to assimilate natives traumatized individuals and generations<br />https://religiouschildabuse.blogspot.com/2011/02/canadian-indian-residential-schools.html<br /><br />ADDITIONAL ARTICLES WILL BE ADDED TO THE COMMENT SECTION OF THE Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-72232882464656267022018-04-22T11:53:31.632-07:002018-04-22T11:53:31.632-07:00The wording of the motion calls on the House of Co...The wording of the motion calls on the House of Commons to ask the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops "to invite Pope Francis to Canada to apologize on behalf of the Catholic Church to Indigenous people for the Church's role in the residential school system ... to respect their moral obligation and the spirit of the 2006 Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement and resume bestPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-17004604728215840472018-04-22T11:53:14.511-07:002018-04-22T11:53:14.511-07:00Bishops push back on planned House of Commons moti...<b>Bishops push back on planned House of Commons motion seeking Papal apology for residential schools</b><br /><br />Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops sent letter to parliamentarians to clarify 'errors'<br /><br />by Jorge Barrera · CBC News · April 17, 2018 <br /><br />The organization representing Catholic bishops in Canada is pushing back against a motion expected to be debated Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-9555269195863283082016-06-22T12:17:55.178-07:002016-06-22T12:17:55.178-07:00New Heritage Minute explores dark history of India...New Heritage Minute explores dark history of Indian residential schools<br /><br />'This is something we need to talk about,' says author Joseph Boyden. 'Our history is not always good'<br /><br />CBC News June 21, 2016 <br /><br />Making its premiere on National Aboriginal Day, Historica Canada's newest Heritage Minute explores the dark history of Indian residential schools Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-19820481380770028192016-06-12T14:29:41.511-07:002016-06-12T14:29:41.511-07:00Canadas Confederate flag
It's that belief tha...Canadas Confederate flag<br /><br />It's that belief that has allowed the federal government to continue to discriminate against First Nations children on reserves, said Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations and Family Caring Society.<br /><br />Earlier this year, because of a complaint her organization first launched in 2007, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered thePerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-79203072578390566232016-06-12T14:28:42.843-07:002016-06-12T14:28:42.843-07:0073 percent of non-Aboriginal Canadians who have he...73 percent of non-Aboriginal Canadians who have heard of residential schools blame them for current problems<br /><br />But 63% believe Indigenous people have a sense of entitlement to support and services not available to others<br /><br />By Tim Fontaine, CBC News June 08, 2016<br /><br />A new national survey found almost three-quarters of non-Aboriginal Canadians (73 per cent) who've Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-12051434697004340752016-05-29T13:46:27.479-07:002016-05-29T13:46:27.479-07:00He said the commission was able to get millions of...He said the commission was able to get millions of documents out of the archives of churches with their cooperation, but was still missing some documents.<br /><br />“When they didn't want to cooperate, we had to go to court a few times,” Sinclair said. “The fact that you have to take people to court to make them do what they should be doing voluntarily is a sad comment.”<br /><br />The awardPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-60360774531603015772016-05-29T13:46:11.684-07:002016-05-29T13:46:11.684-07:00Senator worried about destruction of residential s...Senator worried about destruction of residential school abuse evidence<br /><br />By Mike De Souza, National Observer May 25th 2016<br /><br />Victims of Canada’s infamous residential schools program are still missing many documents that may be in “churches across the ocean” while other evidence is at risk of being destroyed, Sen. Murray Sinclair said on Wednesday.<br /><br />Sinclair, Manitoba’sPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-16261533059226511972016-05-22T14:58:51.474-07:002016-05-22T14:58:51.474-07:00NL residential school survivors lawyers reach $50M...NL residential school survivors lawyers reach $50M settlement with Ottawa<br /><br />Woman who testified she was sexually abused as a child says class action case has dragged on too long<br /><br />By Ariana Kelland and Mark Quinn, CBC News May 10, 2016 <br /><br />A $50-million settlement has been reached for hundreds of residential school survivors in Newfoundland and Labrador who have been Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-85302040086013710122016-05-01T15:34:27.595-07:002016-05-01T15:34:27.595-07:00Residential school survivor turned NDP MP tables b...Residential school survivor turned NDP MP tables bill on Indigenous rights<br /><br />Romeo Saganash says his bill will ensure progress is made by the federal government<br /><br />By Kristy Kirkup, The Canadian Press April 21, 2016<br /><br />A residential school survivor turned New Democrat MP tabled a bill Thursday calling on Canada to respect the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-26498620029852165082016-05-01T15:27:06.914-07:002016-05-01T15:27:06.914-07:00The deal signed by the Anglican Church with the fe...The deal signed by the Anglican Church with the federal government set out that the Anglicans would contribute 19.8572 per cent of the Catholic amount, divided among cash, in-kind services and fundraising. The portion contingent on Catholic fundraising was set at a maximum of $4.964-million, and placed in a holding fund until the Catholic fundraising effort had determined the final amount owed byPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-70375461130311177592016-05-01T15:26:45.165-07:002016-05-01T15:26:45.165-07:00Other churches escape residential-school settlemen...Other churches escape residential-school settlement obligations in wake of Catholic deal<br /><br />by GLORIA GALLOWAY AND SEAN FINE — The Globe and Mail April 26, 2016<br /><br />The failure of the Catholic Church’s fundraising efforts for aboriginal healing and reconciliation means that other churches involved in the notorious residential schools have been let off the hook for more than $Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-36282657019344549782016-05-01T15:19:50.538-07:002016-05-01T15:19:50.538-07:00The 2007 settlement created three obligations for ...The 2007 settlement created three obligations for the 50 Catholic entities: pay $29-million in cash to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation; give $25-million in services to aboriginal communities; and use “best efforts” to raise $25-million for additional healing programs. The fundraising fell well short – bringing in just $3.7-million. Justice Gabrielson ruled that, for a payment of $1.2-million, Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-89067842683367955032016-05-01T15:19:40.712-07:002016-05-01T15:19:40.712-07:00Federal government killed appeal of residentialsch...Federal government killed appeal of residentialschool settlement ruling<br /><br />by SEAN FINE AND GLORIA GALLOWAY — The Globe and Mail April 20, 2016<br /><br /> The Canadian government abandoned an appeal of a controversial court ruling that let the Catholic Church out of its responsibility to raise millions of dollars for aboriginal healing programs, court documents show.<br />The appeal Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-16773009168885642322016-05-01T15:08:40.388-07:002016-05-01T15:08:40.388-07:00A spokeswoman for the Indigenous Affairs departmen...A spokeswoman for the Indigenous Affairs department said in an e-mail that Canada will continue to work with the Catholic Church’s representatives to ensure that their remaining obligations under the settlement agreement are fully implemented.<br /><br />But since a court case last July, the Catholic Church no longer has any remaining obligations.<br /><br />A judge of the Queen’s Bench for Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-84993238841646834182016-05-01T15:08:30.024-07:002016-05-01T15:08:30.024-07:00Ottawa called out on residential school settlement...Ottawa called out on residential school settlement shortfall<br /><br />by GLORIA GALLOWAY — The Globe and Mail April 18, 2016<br /><br />The federal government must pick up the tab for more than $20-million in compensation to survivors of Indian residential schools after its lawyer allowed the Catholic Church to renege on its obligations, according to the former national chief whose advocacy Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-55428469408025196242016-05-01T14:58:57.170-07:002016-05-01T14:58:57.170-07:00The problem arose when the government took the Cat...The problem arose when the government took the Catholic entities to court in late 2013 for coming up $1.6-million short on the millions they were required to pay to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. Negotiations ensued between Gordon Kuski, the lawyer for the Catholic entities, and Alexander Gay, the lawyer for the government.<br /><br />According to court documents, Mr. Kuski wrote to Mr. Gay Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-68107224268082264852016-05-01T14:58:46.031-07:002016-05-01T14:58:46.031-07:00Legal misstep lets Catholic Church off hook for re...Legal misstep lets Catholic Church off hook for residential schools compensation<br /><br />by GLORIA GALLOWAY — The Globe and Mail April 17, 2016 <br /><br />A miscommunication by a federal lawyer allowed the Catholic Church to renege on its obligation to try to raise $25-million to pay for healing programs for the survivors of Indian residential schools.<br /><br />Of that amount, the Church Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-74912226141082312016-03-27T14:20:31.648-07:002016-03-27T14:20:31.648-07:00Brunning went back to court in 2015 to force the g...Brunning went back to court in 2015 to force the government to organize the more than 12,000 pages it had dumped on her and to reveal the redacted names of known abusers.<br /><br />It was too late for some whose claims had already been denied.<br /><br />"For every individual whose claim was prejudiced as a result of this documentation about abuse and the true story about this school havingPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-69349512209952853282016-03-27T14:20:20.237-07:002016-03-27T14:20:20.237-07:00St Anne's residential school survivor seeks re...St Anne's residential school survivor seeks reopening of claims case<br /><br />Former student first to come forward alleging justice denied due to government withholding key documents<br /><br />By Karina Roman, CBC News March 02, 2016<br /><br />An Indian residential school survivor is asking a judge to order the reopening of his compensation claims case under the residential school Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-74477521649646082972016-02-03T14:41:55.908-08:002016-02-03T14:41:55.908-08:00Working as a health support worker for other resid...Working as a health support worker for other residential school survivors, Longclaws said she has heard of others who have waited more than two years to hear whether they'll be compensated.<br /><br />She said she wishes she had the opportunity to face her alleged abusers in a hearing.<br /><br />According to the Indian Residential School Secretariat, 33,712 residential school survivors so Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-18740910240588739282016-02-03T14:41:45.634-08:002016-02-03T14:41:45.634-08:00Indian residential schools 5300 alleged abusers lo...Indian residential schools 5300 alleged abusers located by Ottawa<br /><br />17 private investigation firms contracted by government, at a cost of over $1.5M, to help settle abuse claims<br /><br />By Martha Troian, for CBC News February 02, 2016 <br /><br />Investigators hired by the federal government have located thousands of people accused of physically and sexually abusing students at Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-63901707671657982902016-02-03T14:32:45.801-08:002016-02-03T14:32:45.801-08:00... who said he has made several suicide attempts ...... who said he has made several suicide attempts as a result of the abuse. “It still affects me.”<br /><br />Mr. Shapiro said in an e-mail to The Globe and Mail that his adjudicators are bound by the Alberta decision.<br /><br />“Our adjudicators are independent from Canada and other parties in the [agreement], and are very diligent in assessing all of the submissions and evidence brought beforePerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-86200098898918103402016-02-03T14:32:25.432-08:002016-02-03T14:32:25.432-08:00Ottawa used technicality to disqualify 1000 reside...Ottawa used technicality to disqualify 1000 residential school claims<br /><br />by GLORIA GALLOWAY, The Globe and Mail February 02, 2016<br /><br />The federal government used a technical argument to disqualify an estimated 1,000 claims for compensation made by indigenous Canadians who were abused at Indian residential schools listed in the agreement negotiated to award them for their sufferingPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-49576037265362996282016-02-03T14:24:38.955-08:002016-02-03T14:24:38.955-08:00Residential school survivor elated by settlement t...Residential school survivor elated by settlement talks<br /><br />After 8 years of waiting, N.L. plaintiffs hope for apology, compensation<br /><br />CBC News February 02, 2016 <br /><br />A woman from Nain—one of 1,200 former residential school students from this province suing for damages—says she's elated by a decision to halt the trial in a class action lawsuit so settlement talks can bePerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com