Commentary
In 2021, Canadians were told that a mass grave had been discovered at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The announcement shocked the country. Flags were lowered. Statues were removed or toppled. Churches were vandalized and burned. Governments issued statements of collective shame. Canadians were told that a horrifying secret had finally been uncovered.
The reaction would have been understandable had the evidence matched the claims. What had actually been announced was the identification of soil anomalies through ground penetrating radar. Further investigation was required to determine their nature. Yet almost overnight, tentative findings became established facts. Potential graves became graves. Graves became mass graves. Questions became heresy….