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Originally Posted by b1crunch
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/conse...eople-1.712106
"A Conservative MP who on Wednesday told an Ottawa radio station that former residential school students need a stronger work ethic, not more compensation dollars, has apologized for his comments."
He apologized for it, but the optics of the comments occurring so close to Harper's apology is extremely disappointing.
I mean, you seem to be one of his most ardent supporters. Did you honestly not know he said these things?
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I hadn't heard that before, thanks for sharing. Digging a little deeper the actual words were:
"My view is that we need to engender the values of hard work and independence and self reliance. That's the solution in the long run -- more money will not solve it."