Winnipeg MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism – Winnipeg [Video]

An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism, saying it would help stop harm caused toward survivors, their families and communities.

The chances the bill actually will be debated and pass into law are slim without it being adopted as a government bill by the Liberals.

The private member’s bill proposes that someone could be charged under the Criminal Code for promoting hatred against Indigenous Peoples by condoning, justifying or downplaying the historical and lasting impact of residential schools.

Manitoba NDP MP Leah Gazan says the purpose of residential schools was to extinguish Indigenous cultures and languages and if the government is serious about reconciliation, it must protect survivors and their families from hate.