[wingmaker]

I know this is a tough subject, and I know that this is primarily a hockey forum, but after witnessing some opinions in other threads, I think it is important that this has its own thread.

This is the Truth and Reconciliation report:

http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstit...ndex.php?p=890

You may have read some news reports, or listened to some accounts of survivors on the tv/radio. You may know a survivor or feel like you get the gist of the history of residential schools in Canada. But whatever we all think we know, it is our responsibility as Canadians to read this document. This is the history that was not included when most of us learned about Canadian history. This is not spin or some "liberal hype machine" or whatever. This is the report by a commission that has methodically recorded hours of interviews with survivors, participants, government officials etc and read through miles of archival documents. There is a lot there. Hundreds of pages. I have not read through the entire report myself yet. But I will continue to read it and re-read it and welcome everyone to do the same.

In addition, it is worth noting that the residential school system was just abolished in 2008. Also, the federal government continues to withhold thousands of pages of archival documents relevant to residential schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and has destroyed thousands of pages more. This is an ongoing issue.