Ottawa’s $2-million contract with international group to advise on graves called ‘problematic’

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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation ‘deeply concerned’ with decision to hire Netherlands-based organization for engagement process for issues surrounding possible gravesites near former residential schools

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2-million contract Ottawa signed with an international group to give advice on unmarked graves.

Last week, the commission released a copy of the technical agreement it had signed with the government in January, confirming the final report will be due to the federal government by mid-June, with officials allowed to comment on drafts. Eugene Arcand, who sits as a member of its survivors circle, says he cannot understand why Ottawa would look to an international group that lacks knowledge of the residential school system and “cultural competency” needed for such sensitive discussions.

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