False Claims, Real Consequences: The ICC Referrals That Damaged Canada’s Reputation – FCPP

December 15, 2024

The answer is simple. Why has Canada twice been referred to the International Criminal Court on the basis of false claims about Indian residential schools? The ultimate cause is the […]

Why has Canada twice been referred to the International Criminal Court on the basis of false claims about Indian residential schools?

The ultimate cause is the University of Manitoba’s National Student Memorial which falsely claims that it is a list of students who died on the premises of Indian residential schools and students who went missing from Indian residential schools. The University of Manitoba site tells users to:

Click on a region below to see a list of residential schools. Each residential school page contains a list of students who died or went missing at that school.

Those claims by the University of Manitoba are not true.

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