CANADA
Sudbury Star
Rallies are planned in seven Canadian cities Thursday — including Sudbury — in light of revelations the federal govern-ment starved and experimented on malnourished aboriginal children in residential schools in the 1940s.
“Canadians from many backgrounds have been shocked and hurt by these recent revelations and this is an opportunity to talk, reflect and do something about it,” co-organizer Wab Kinew said in a press release.
A University of Guelph report found 1,300 native children and adults were test subjects in nutritional experiments conducted by the government. Meal plans were altered to provide insufficient vitamins and minerals, and subjects were sometimes denied dental care to test the efficacy of supplements.
These revelations have sparked worry Canada may be covering up other past abuses.
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