Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall: ’60s Scoop apology could come before retirement
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says a long-awaited apology to victims of the ’60s Scoop could come before he ends his decade-long career in office.
Wall announced two years ago that an apology would be coming for decades-old policies of removing Indigenous children from their homes and placing them with non-Indigenous families — a practice that stripped the children of their language, culture and traditions.
He said at the time that the province did not intend to offer cash to the victims.
“We are ready immediately. We are ready to do this next week,” Wall said Friday after announcing an upcoming byelection for the constituency of Saskatoon Fairview.