"Kevin Ashe, the mayor of Pickering, stated that comments dismissing or distorting the truths shared by Survivors and Indigenous communities are deeply hurtful and undermine reconciliation."
"Robinson's recent actions have been described as rage baiting, and an expert on Indigenous studies noted that her attack aligns with tactics from a far right playbook."
"In her YouTube video, Robinson claimed to expose the lie of the May 2021 investigation by the Tkemlups te Secwepemc First Nation, questioning the preliminary findings of over 200 anomalies."
Lisa Robinson, a city councillor in Pickering, Ont., has been formally complained against for her video questioning the investigation into unmarked graves at a residential school site in Kamloops, B.C. Mayor Kevin Ashe apologized for the harm caused to Indigenous communities and emphasized the importance of respectful discourse. Robinson has a history of code of conduct violations and has been sanctioned eight times previously. Her comments have been criticized as harmful and dismissive of the experiences of residential school survivors and Indigenous communities.
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