Terry Newman: Don’t take verdict of ‘continuing genocide’ on Canada’s Indigenous seriously – National Post

Jun 04, 2026

Despite what the media would have you believe, this was the opinion of seven activists, not some sort of international court

Last week, at the Daphne art centre in Montreal, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) declared Canada guilty not only of genocide but “continuing genocide,” citing residential schools, alleged mass graves and current government policies.
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Many Canadian media outlets reported the story uncritically, treating the non-binding ruling as major news and describing the panel as being composed of “international human rights experts” — despite the fact that it consisted of only seven panellists, including a psychologist, a documentary filmmaker and an Indigenous rights activist.
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