Reconciliation Action Group

ALT Dark grey background with the upper quarter dark blue. Title text on the top is in white and gold with a vertical line separating texts. Texts below in white that reads Honouring the truth, reconciling for the future 94 Calls to Action Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action Find More at NCTR.ca 6. We call upon the Government of Canada to repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada

ALT Dark grey background with dark blue upper quarter, white texts that reads Government of Canada Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) Correction of child by force 43 Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances.

ALT Alt text: dark green background with light green, light brown and lighter brown text that reads: Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: Misinformation that denies or distorts the history and harms of the residential school system continues to retraumatize Survivors and their families and contributes to rising anti Indigenous hate in Canada; Protecting Indigenous peoples from hate-based misinformation aligns with Canada’s commitments to reconciliation and with the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action; The federal government has a responsibility to protect Indigenous peoples from hate and the incitement of violence, and has the authority to prevent the promotion of hatred against identifiable groups through the Criminal Code;

ALT Alt text: dark green background with light green, light brown and lighter brown text that reads: Petition to the Government of Canada We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Support and advance Bill C-254 through all stages of the legislative process and pass it into law; 2. Affirm the federal government’s obligation to combat anti Indigenous hate, including public denial or distortion of the residential school system; and 3. Ensure adequate resources for public education, Survivor led initiatives, and community based responses to residential school denialism and anti Indigenous hate. Member of Parliament Leah Gazan, Winnipeg Centre

ALT Alt text: light brown background shapes of trees in white on the right and green on the left side. Top left light beige logo of United Nations with overhead view of globe with leaves wrapping around the sides and longitude and latitude lines.  Small earth with trees in drawn shapes sticking out from the bottom right corner. Green text 1. 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information.

ALT Alt text: light brown background shapes of trees in white on the right and green on the left side. Top left light beige logo of United Nations with overhead view of globe with leaves wrapping around the sides and longitude and latitude lines.  Small earth with trees in drawn shapes sticking out from the bottom right corner. Green text 2. 2. States shall take effective measures, in consultation and cooperation with the indigenous peoples concerned, to combat prejudice and eliminate discrimination and to promote tolerance, understanding and good relations among indigenous peoples and all other segments of society.

ALT Dark grey background with the upper quarter dark blue. Title text on the top is in white and gold with a vertical line separating texts. Texts below in white that reads Honouring the truth, reconciling for the future 94 Calls to Action Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action Find More at NCTR.ca 5. We call upon the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments to develop culturally appropriate parenting programs for Aboriginal families.

ALT Dark grey background with the upper quarter dark blue. Title text on the top is in white and gold with a vertical line separating texts. Texts below in white that reads Honouring the truth, reconciling for the future 94 Calls to Action Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action Find More at NCTR.ca 4. We call upon the federal government to enact Aboriginal child-welfare legislation that establishes national standards for Aboriginal child apprehension and custody cases and includes principles that: i. Affirm the right of Aboriginal governments to establish and maintain their own child-welfare agencies. ii. Require all child-welfare agencies and courts to take the residential school legacy into account in their decision making. iii. Establish, as an important priority, a requirement that placements of Aboriginal children into temporary and permanent care be culturally appropriate.