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WINNIPEG — Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre defended his decision Friday to speak to a think tank that has come under fire for comments on residential schools and discrimination.
In 2018, the centre ran radio ads, which were soon pulled, that said it was a myth residential schools robbed Indigenous children of their childhood. Federal Liberal cabinet minister Dan Vandal, who represents a Winnipeg riding, accused Poilievre of promoting ideas and organizations that do not represent Winnipeg or Manitoba.
"In 2008, Mr. Poilievre rightfully apologized for saying that residential school survivors, many of whom were of very advanced age, should learn the value of hard work. Today's stunt puts into question that apology," read a post on Miller's Twitter account."I obviously support reconciliation and I believe that residential schools are an ugly and horrific blight on our history of the country.
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