Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has made a statement that Canada will not be apologizing to child migrants for our participation in the programs that shipped children from Britain. They were also known as “home children” and were forced to emigrate to British colonies, and although the programs were well-intentioned, many of the children were abused and essentially treated as slaves.

So, Australia has officially apologized for their role, and Britain has announced that they will make an official apology in 2010. And Jason Kenney, our dearest Immigration Minister, has stated that Canada will not be participating in this moral recall.
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