Apology in the works for descendants of Canada’s only all-Black battalion, Harjit Sajjan says

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Defence minister said the 600 members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion and their descendants are owed an apology for the racism and discrimination they faced despite their willingness to serve their country

Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan takes part in a press conference via video link in Ottawa on March 24, 2021.Canada’s defence minister has paid tribute Sunday to Canada’s only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War.

Sajjan says plans are in the works for a formal apology from the federal government, which will highlight the fact that hundreds of Black men in Canada were turned away when they volunteered to fight overseas in 1914.After two years of protests, the Canadian military was given approval in 1916 to establish a segregated, non-combat battalion that would be tasked with building roads, railways and forestry operations as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

 

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Hey Sajjan, lick my nuts

Sajjan needs to be apologizing for his mishandling of the sexual abuse mess ... and resigning his post. He’s lied and fudged his way into a disaster.

Quickly. Please 😂😂😂

Change the topic- -Vance - -

The Liberals are aggressively going after that coveted ‘apology’ vote. cdnpoli

Step down Sajjan. You coward.

Fake valour I am surprised he didn’t say I thought beside them Resign 🤡.

On Real what Canada did to the Black during WW11 they volunteer & where treated like Shit Sajjan thinks un winning points with this Apologie well he is wrong.

He’s getting desperate 😆 too bad he’s not reliable 🤡

As much as this may be deserved, I suspect the timing of this announcement relates to the Vance and McDonald scandals that Sajjan is mired in.

Great deflection from the stolen valour champion.

At what point will the sons no longer be responsible for the sins of their fathers?

Explain the scandal and leave the office

what about the scandal?

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Apology in the works for descendants of Canada's only all-Black battalion: ministerSajjan says members of the battalion continued to face hatred and racism while serving in the United Kingdom and in France, and he says their service received… That’s good but whats the political strategy behind doing this now? Why didn’t you take the opportunity during the BLM rallies last year to apologize? “Sorry for not having the privilege of being torn apart by shrapnel and machine gun fire fighting a war propagated by the financial elite and corrupt politicians” So let me get this straight.. we are apologizing for decisions made by our forefathers 100 years ago to the descendants today.. while those descendants take a knee at the anthem today for what our forefathers faucet for and they are not expected to apologize? This makes sense.
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