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Truth Reconciliation Commission and Plains Indians

Supreme Court Canada Chief: It doesn’t appear even in James Daschuk 2013 book, Clearing the Plains, which drew national attention to what he saw as a deliberate policy by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to weaken the Plains Indians by providing them with insufficient food, according to Toronto Star. It began to attract widespread attention when Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin used the phrase in a public speech. . Since the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was published last week, with the phrase a key part of its analysis and commentary, its words have became an integral part of our everyday talk. Until a short time ago, no-one had heard of it other than a few specialists. The question is whether it should remain there. But a coequal answer would be No. The answer to that is has to be Yes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.