Government leaders call on Quesnel mayor to resign his position, Ron Paull so far declines
A contingent of First Nations chiefs, residential school survivors and descendants, plus community at large repeated the resignation demand. It started at a downtown rally Apr. 2 with at least 500 people present. They marched through the streets of Quesnel to City Hall where drumming, dancing, and other expressions of protest were made, before the next meeting of city council took place. The gallery was overflowing out into the foyer and the outside parking lot.
“Their words absolutely must be preserved for sharing with others on the pathway to reconciliation,” he said, when pressed by one elder to speak up on his own behalf. “I don’t intend on going anywhere. I intend on working my heart out to further the objectives of reconciliation.” “Our issue is with the leadership of this town,” said Lebrun. “This definitely hurts our people, and not just the survivors that have to relive it again, and wounds that have healed just a little bit from the findings of Tk̓emlúps and Williams Lake First Nation , and the other residential schools across Canada.”
“We, probably more than you guys, have a lot more reasons to hate people,” said Lebrun. “We don’t do that. That’s not a solution. Working together and building a relationship is the solution. And that is impossible to do when there is denialism and racism at the table.”
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