Conservative Senator Lynn Beyak mounted a defence of the Indigenous residential school system in the Red Chamber Tuesday, lamenting that the "good deeds" accomplished by "well-intentioned" religious teachers have been overshadowed by negative reports documented by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Senator Murray Sinclair, who was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, said he was 'shocked' by Beyak's remarks. 'Didn't mean to hurt anybody'This was not the first time Beyak has sought to paint the residential school system in a different light. "The little smiles in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission are real, the clothes are clean and the meals are good. There were many people who came from residential schools with good training and good language skills, and, of course, there were the atrocities as well.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2017 22:09 UTC