Ms. Beyak has faced calls to resign from Indigenous leaders, who have said her actions have been racist
Senator Lynn Beyak, seen here in the Senate chamber in Ottawa, on Dec. 5, 2019, insists that she never intended to hurt anyone and that she wants to 'apologize directly and sincerely' to everyone hurt by the letters.Suspended Senator Lynn Beyak is apologizing to Indigenous peoples and senators for the hurt she caused by posting letters to her website that a Senate committee deemed to contain racist content.
“Senator Beyak’s actions, or inactions, have cast doubt on the integrity of the institution, which is to the detriment of her colleagues, the Senate and Canadians,” the report said. In her letter to the Clerk of the Senate, dated June 5, Ms. Beyak said she acknowledges that posting the letters to her website caused pain and hurt to Indigenous people and “adversely impacted my Senate colleagues and the institution of the Senate.”
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