'Time has come' for Pope to apologize over residential schools, says Phil Fontaine

When Phil Fontaine spoke decades ago about the sexual and physical abuse he suffered at Manitoba residential schools, he risked shame and shocked Canadians. Now he's part of a 30-member delegation that will be at the Vatican from March 28 to April 1 to address Pope Francis about the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools.

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