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Up to 200 children of members of the Sons of Freedom religious sect were forcibly taken by the province, with many held in a camp in the B.C. Interior in the 1950s.
VICTORIA — Children taken from their homes 70 years ago due largely to the religious beliefs of their parents will soon receive a formal apology from British Columbia's government, but their quest for compensation remains uncertain, says the province
British Columbia's ombudsperson says he's "deeply disappointed" the government won't commit to compensating members of an exiled Russian religious group who were forcibly removed from their parents in the 1950s.
The ombudsperson said he’s “deeply disappointed” the province won’t commit to compensating children forcibly removed from their parents in the 1950s and sent to New Denver, B.C.
The ombudsperson said he’s “deeply disappointed” the province won’t commit to compensating children forcibly removed from their parents in the 1950s and sent to New Denver, B.C.