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Woman who had to give up baby urges Ottawa to apologize for forced adoptions
The petition has more than 600 signatures and gives the government 45 days to respond, as supporters seek recognition of systemic abuse.
- Christine Nayler, an advocate from Barrie, Ont., launched a petition urging the federal government to apologize for forced adoptions, which garnered more than 600 signatures and was tabled in the House of Commons last week.
- Between the 1940s and 1970s, an estimated 300,000 women were coerced into giving up their babies in postwar Canada, a systemic practice involving federal, provincial, and religious institutions working together to separate mothers from their children.
- Liberal MP Karina Gould and Sen. Chantal Petitclerc joined advocate Valerie Andrews in calling for accountability, noting that only the Catholic archdiocese of Vancouver and the United Church have issued formal apologies so far.
- The Office of the Minister of Jobs and Families said Saturday the government is committed to addressing the legacy of this issue, with Ottawa having 45 days to provide a formal written response to the petition.
- Other nations including Australia, Ireland, and Scotland have already issued formal apologies for similar practices, while former senator Art Eggleton noted that relaunching this effort is vital to offering counseling services and helping families reunite.
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Woman who had to give up baby urges Ottawa to apologize for forced adoptions
Christine Nayler spent only four hours with her newborn daughter at a hospital north of Newmarket, Ont., in 1982, before her baby was taken away from her.
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