
Trudeau to ask Pope to apologize over residential schools
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- Category: Canada News
- Published Friday, May 19, 2017
- CTV News

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to ask Pope Francis to issue a formal apology for the role of the Catholic Church in the residential school system.
Trudeau is expected to raise the issue during a one-on-one meeting with the Pope when he visits Vatican City on May 29, during his trip to Europe for the NATO and G7 summits.