Mr. Speaker, what we learned today about residential schools and the Catholic Church is quite frankly shocking.
The government inadvertently allowed the church to renege on its legal obligation to try to raise $25 million for programs to help residential school victims.
The journey toward healing from this shameful national tragedy is long and painful. Letting the Catholic Church sidestep its obligations, even inadvertently, is a betrayal of the goal of healing.
How can the government justify this outrageous situation?