Trudeau regrets ‘abuse’ against indigenous Canadians

‘Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed regret about the abusive treatment of the indigenous peoples of Canada throughout the country’s history, vowing to rectify the historical wrongs.
“Canada is built on the ancestral land of indigenous peoples, but regrettably… for indigenous peoples in Canada, the experience was mostly one of humiliation, neglect, and abuse,” he said on Thursday before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
He told the UNGA that his government would work to improve the lives of the First Nations peoples and achieve reconciliation.
“Canada is not a wonderland where the difficulties you know do not exist,” he said. “Canada remains a work in progress.”
“We have been working hard… to correct past injustices and bring about a better quality of life for indigenous peoples in Canada,” he said.
He expressed confidence that even though the path was “unchartered,” there would ultimately be “reconciliation.”’
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