You're not alone in asking for Catholic Church accountability in Canada!

Thank you for signing the petition to have the charitable status of the Catholic Church in Canada suspended until it takes adequate and sincere steps to show accountability for its major role in the Indian Residential School system. It feels daunting to challenge such an entrenched and powerful institution, but know that other people are also suggesting this – for example https://www.thecharityreport.com/features/should-the-catholic-church-lose-its-charitable-status/ and https://ipolitics.ca/2021/06/03/should-the-catholic-church-lose-it-charitable-tax-status/ and https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/06/08/opinion/make-catholic-church-pay-reparations-role-residential-schools

We're on a roll because not only because you signed but you've shared the petition – 40 of you so far! – on social media. This plus emailing etc to other colleagues is the key to our voice being heard. If you’d like to share here is the link: http://chng.it/YQsSDXRT

If you have several minutes, you can also email the federal MPs who have responsibility for this issue:

Prime Minister Trudeau pm@pm.gc.ca

Honorable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue Diane.Lebouthillier@parl.gc.ca

Honorable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous ServicesMarc.Miller@parl.gc.ca

When we get enough signatures I will take this petition to my MP, plus share it with the Prime Minister’s Office and reach out to media. Thank you again for your commitment to Indigenous Peoples in Canada!

David Thomson