The University of Lethbridge cancelled a speech by Frances Widdowson, saying would cause harm by minimizing the suffering inflicted on First Nations people
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Widdowson was fired from Mount Royal in late 2021 amid controversy over her comments lauding the educational benefits of Canada’s residential school system while questioning whether the abuses of the schools against Indigenous children could be called genocide.
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