Mr. Speaker, last night I joined Tseshaht and community members to share grief and to honour the lost souls that were stolen at the Indian residential school in Tk’emlúps, and to stand with the Tk’emlúps people.
We were next to the Alberni Residential School and the people requested I deliver their message that they had heard false promises a lot and that they needed action now. If the government and the churches can build these horrible places, they can build healing places to take their spots. They made it very clear that they needed action, not more words. They do not want to be known as the place that had a residential school that caused harm. They want a place where they can reclaim their power.
Tseshaht did not ask for the Indian residential school to be put in their backyard. Does my colleague agree that they should not have to pay to tear it down or to build a health and wellness centre to help survivors heal from the abuse they suffered in that school?