WACC Canada's apology to aboriginal peoples is communication of the highest order

[Worldwide Faith News]

**Press release **

Canada's apology to aboriginal peoples is communication of the highest order

Toronto, Canada, 12 June (WACC) -- Calling yesterday's historic
public apology to former students of aboriginal residential schools
by the Canadian government,  "a communicative act of the highest
order", the World Association for Christian Communication looks
forward to the country's leaders now acting on that apology.

While congratulating the government, a formal reaction to the apology
issued by the organization says it would be "naive and wrong" to
believe that merely apologizing and establishing forms of retributive
or restorative justice might be sufficient. "Communicative acts are
long-term processes that begin with genuine communication and
continue long into the future ", the response says. "It is a long
road, but the first step has been taken."

The organization's General Secretary, Randy Naylor, emphasizes
that, "Saying sorry opens the door to a process of reconciliation
that intends to heal a broken relationship. How long that healing
takes depends on the depth of the injury, the sincerity of the
apology, and the actions that follow."

Full statement:
<http://www.waccglobal.org/wacc/content/download/5068/47553/file/WACC%20statement%20on%20Canada/>

Contact:
*Philip Lee
Deputy Director Program
Tel: +1 416-691-1999 ext 227
PL at waccglobal.org <mailto:PL at waccglobal.org>

www.waccglobal.org <http://www.waccglobal.org/>

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