Winnipeg Free Press Minister of Northern Affairs says if anyone responsible is alive: 'Of course they need to be charged' Manitoba Liberal MP and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal: accountability (Justin Tang / The Canadian Press Files) Legal action must be taken against anyone found responsible for crimes against children at Canada’s residential schools, says Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. Legal action must be taken against anyone found responsible for crimes against children at Canada’s residential schools, says Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. "Of course they need to be charged," Vandal said in an interview Sunday with CTV’s Question Period.