Most Canadians support criminalizing residential school denialism, poll finds

November 6, 2024

A majority of Canadians would support making the denial of residential school atrocities a criminal offence, according to a new survey. The Research Co. poll was conducted last month, after NDP MP Leah Gazan introduced a private member’s bill seeking to criminalize public denial of Canada’s residential school system, which forcibly separated Indigenous children from their families and culture…