Children of the Residential School System

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On June 28, City of Pickering Council passed the following resolution (# 643/21):

Investigation of Missing Children at Residential Schools

Whereas, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission identified the need for further investigation of missing children at Residential Schools;

And Whereas the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops residential school underscores this need;

Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering supports the demands on the Federal Government to respond to the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission by providing the needed supports to find and return the remains of all the lost children from all residential school sites and to secure the release of information held by the various religious groups involved in the operation of the residential schools; and,

That this resolution be forwarded to The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Hon. Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, and all Durham Region Members of Parliament (MP) and Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP).

Resources

For immediate assistance to those who may need it, the national residential school crisis line is available 24 hours a day at 1.866.925.4419.