Burning churches not the solution

By Letter to the Editor on July 9, 2021.

Editor:
Before vaccines and antibiotics were invented, many children died in families, orphanages and in residential schools.
I’m certain that you can find unmarked graves anywhere in Canada, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous because grave markers don’t last forever. That is not a tragedy.
The real tragedy is that Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and mistreated.
However, we cannot change the past and burning and vandalizing churches and statues will not bring back the children.
These actions only build resentment and animosity and do not promote reconciliation.
David Giesbrecht
Lethbridge