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It has been reported that the government of Canada is about to set aside a healing fund as a kind of restitution for the abuse suffered by Aboriginal students at residential schools.

The fund, it has been rumored, will total between $200 million to $350 million, depending on who a reporter speaks to. Along with this fund, it is said, that a "statement of reconciliation" will be announced indicating Canada's new relationship with its Aboriginal people.

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It has been reported that the government of Canada is about to set aside a healing fund as a kind of restitution for the abuse suffered by Aboriginal students at residential schools.

The fund, it has been rumored, will total between $200 million to $350 million, depending on who a reporter speaks to. Along with this fund, it is said, that a "statement of reconciliation" will be announced indicating Canada's new relationship with its Aboriginal people.

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It has been reported that the government of Canada is about to set aside a healing fund as a kind of restitution for the abuse suffered by Aboriginal students at residential schools.

The fund, it has been rumored, will total between $200 million to $350 million, depending on who a reporter speaks to. Along with this fund, it is said, that a "statement of reconciliation" will be announced indicating Canada's new relationship with its Aboriginal people.

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Something happened this month that made us wonder just what the federal government is up to now.

When we received a press release from Edmonton's Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture which announced Indian Affairs Minister Jane Stewart was in town, well, the editorial eyebrows headed for the roof. We were shocked by the reason for the visit which was, in part, to present the gallery with a framed copy of the Statement of Reconciliation.

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Something happened this month that made us wonder just what the federal government is up to now.

When we received a press release from Edmonton's Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture which announced Indian Affairs Minister Jane Stewart was in town, well, the editorial eyebrows headed for the roof. We were shocked by the reason for the visit which was, in part, to present the gallery with a framed copy of the Statement of Reconciliation.

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Something happened this month that made us wonder just what the federal government is up to now.

When we received a press release from Edmonton's Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture which announced Indian Affairs Minister Jane Stewart was in town, well, the editorial eyebrows headed for the roof. We were shocked by the reason for the visit which was, in part, to present the gallery with a framed copy of the Statement of Reconciliation.

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The lawyer for Warren George, the last person to go to court for his role in the Ipperwash Provincial Park incident two-and-a-half years ago, is appealing his client's six-month jail sentence.

"Basically, the sentence is preposterous," said lawyer Jeff House.

Warren George was sentenced in early April after Ontario provincial court judge Greg Pockele found him guilty of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon (a car).

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The lawyer for Warren George, the last person to go to court for his role in the Ipperwash Provincial Park incident two-and-a-half years ago, is appealing his client's six-month jail sentence.

"Basically, the sentence is preposterous," said lawyer Jeff House.

Warren George was sentenced in early April after Ontario provincial court judge Greg Pockele found him guilty of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon (a car).

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The lawyer for Warren George, the last person to go to court for his role in the Ipperwash Provincial Park incident two-and-a-half years ago, is appealing his client's six-month jail sentence.

"Basically, the sentence is preposterous," said lawyer Jeff House.

Warren George was sentenced in early April after Ontario provincial court judge Greg Pockele found him guilty of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon (a car).

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The 1997 Annual Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, published March 24, shows that the commission is unimpressed by the federal government's response to the needs of Aboriginal people living off-reserve.

"The plight of Aboriginal people living in urban areas has historically received little attention and was not addressed in the government response to the Royal Commission," said the commission in its report.