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Indigenous MP reflects on Pope’s apology – CTV

by ahnationtalk on July 27, 2022103 Views

July 27, 2022

Canada’s first Mi’kmaw member of Parliament says the Pope’s apology to the country’s Indigenous people is an “important step” in the reconciliation process.

Jaime Battiste, the Liberal MP for Cape Breton’s Sydney—Victoria riding, says he wanted to hear what the Pope had to say, and it was important for him to be in Alberta to witness it.

“I have family members who went to the residential schools,” said Battiste. “I’m deeply honoured to be there. But I’m also a Catholic.”

Read More: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/something-i-will-remember-for-the-rest-of-my-life-mi-kmaw-mp-reflects-on-pope-s-apology-1.6004174

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