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Stuart Murray and Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Canadian Museum For Human Rights: Armed with a bullhorn, the few dozen protesters who were kept outside the fenced-in area tried unsuccessfully to drown out museum CEO Stuart Murray and other dignitaries at the opening of the $351-million Canadian Museum For Human Rights. They called for government action on missing and murdered aboriginal women, living conditions on reserves and other issues. , according to Hamilton Spectator. "This museum will ignite passion and protest. There can be no other way," Murray told the crowd. The head of Canada newest national museum promised Friday that the towering building will spark debate; and aboriginal protesters proved him correct. They also accused the museum of downplaying Canada mistreatment of First Nations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.