Residential schools book contributor to attend council meeting following censure – TNC New

April 2, 2024

One of the authors of a book discussing Canada’s residential school system will be attending an upcoming city council meeting in Quesnel, B.C., following a unanimous decision to denounce the book last month.

Frances Widdowson, a professor and contributor to Grave Error: How the Media Misled Us (and the Truth about Residential Schools), will attend Quesnel’s council meeting Tuesday meeting on April 2 to ask questions.

The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 pm Tuesday at City Hall, 410 Kinchant St. in Quesnel.

Widdowson’s appearance is in response to a city council motion brought forth Mar. 19 to denounce the book as harmful. The motion passed unanimously.

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