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Podcast: The LeDrew Three Minute Interview
Episode: Putting the Residential School Deaths Controversy to Rest: Facts vs. Media Hype
Description: Karen Restoule from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute joins Stephen LeDrew to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding the deaths of children in residential schools. Despite media hyping claims of mass graves, Karen brings the facts to the table, citing Volume Four of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report. She explains that while some children did tragically die, the reasons behind their deaths—ranging from disease, to other factors—are not fully understood. The mainstream media, especially in 2021, misled Canadians by sensationalizing these events. Watch as they dissect the facts and put this issue to rest in today’s Three Minutes...