A conservative Canadian senator defends the boarding schools despite the atrocities committed against Indigenous students. The senator commented that she is disappointed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report “didn’t focus on the good.”
Source: John Paul Tasker. “Conservative senator defends ‘well-intentioned’ residential school system.” March 9, 2017. CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/residential-school-system-well-intentioned-conservative-senator-1.4015115