Why the Canadian Government should be blamed: Steven Harper, the man who apologized on behalf of the Canadian Government and Canadian people for the participates the encouragement of Residential schools in 1870. These schools have left a bad mark on Canada’s history and many people don’t agree with the use of them to assimilate young first native children. Though, the Canadian Government had apologized to both the people and the communities that had been effected in any way by these residential schools many people still blame the Canadian Government for the mark that the schools have left on our country. Some people say to our government today is to be blamed for Canada’s past involvement in these residential schools. Usually, the Canadian Government is accused of permitting the killing and horrible assimilation of many first nations people and children. Due to being overall responsible for these cruel ideas and actions, as well as being aware of the residential schools and could have done something to stop them but didn’t, the Canadian Government should be to blame for the trauma of the first nations people and communities.
Why the Canadian Government should not be blamed: The government should not be blamed for the use of residential schools because they did not understand the culture that the First Nations people had, and were unaware the harm they were causing these communities and people. The government was not aware of the effect that these schools had on communities. Now that residential schools are no longer in use in the Canadian Government anymore, should not be blamed for past participation in these schools. Even though the past Canadian government allowed such schools the decision was not made by the Canadian leaders that we now know in that case the current government should not be to blamed.
My opinion: I believe that the government should be blamed for the participation in the use of residential schools in Canada. The government was the only reason why residential schools were used in the first place, and they could have easily stopped their part in residential schools and they could have understood how the first nations were feeling. Obviously the First Nations people were upset with the government when they had to allow their children to be taken from them and assimilated from their culture.
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