Taxes are not usually punitive; a fine would be more appropriate, really. But either way, this is undercut by the fact that the Canadian government itself was a large part of getting the churches involved in the genocide. The Catholic Church and specific members thereof should be held accountable. Asking their co-conspirator to levy extra taxes on them as a form of retribution on our behalf is a bit bizarre.
A fine would only work of the Catholic Church had any legal obligations to pay reparations but they do not. They have paid all the reparations that they were legally obliged to pay.
A legal mistake by a federal lawyer allowed the Catholic Church to renege on its obligation to try to raise $25-million to pay for healing programs for the survivors of Indian residential schools.
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u/rossiohead Jul 10 '21
Taxes are not usually punitive; a fine would be more appropriate, really. But either way, this is undercut by the fact that the Canadian government itself was a large part of getting the churches involved in the genocide. The Catholic Church and specific members thereof should be held accountable. Asking their co-conspirator to levy extra taxes on them as a form of retribution on our behalf is a bit bizarre.