Following B.C. Premier David Eby香蕉视频直播檚 B.C.香蕉视频直播檚 ombudsperson is calling on the government to reconsider the compensation package offered to survivors.

香蕉视频直播淭he Doukhobor community deserves a meaningful commitment from government to right this long-standing wrong and trauma that continues to this day,香蕉视频直播� said Jay Chalke in a Feb. 27 statement.

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The government apologized for the detention of Doukhobor children in the 1950s and acknowledged the children had been abused both physically and psychologically.

Approximately 200 children were removed from their homes and placed at a former tuberculosis sanatorium in New Denver between 1953 and 1959.

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The apology came with a $10 million compensation package designated for a legacy fund, an archival fund and a health and wellness fund. It did not give any money directly to survivors.

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The Office of the Ombudsperson says it will continue to hold government to account as it follows through on the Premier香蕉视频直播檚 commitments.

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