The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history… Two primary objectives of the residential schools system wer… - Stephen Harper

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The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history… Two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture.

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About Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper (born April 30, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario) was the Prime Minister of Canada. Harper was leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, a party created from the merger of the Canadian Alliance Party (formerly the Reform Party) and the Progressive Conservative Party.

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Birth Name: Stephen Joseph Harper
Alternative Names: The Right Hon. Stephen Harper HE Stephen Harper H.E. Stephen Harper
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