My older brother is developmentally disabled. He was born in 1965 and spent a number of years living in Edgar north of Barrie, Ontario. I'm thankful my mother was very connected with him there, she felt it was a good place for him with caring people who would help him build life skills. There was also a class action lawsuit brought against the government for that institution. It wasn't a safe place either, even though families were led to believe this.
Sexual assault, abuse, neglect and horrible things one could never imagine...although the more we learn about history them more we learn that these shocking things were commonplace.
I've been to the HRC grounds (now belonging to the OPP). I never was in the buildings, but walked the graveyard/monument. Many graves were only numbered...Clients who lost their identity when they came to HRC. And there were many buried without a marking.
This is a very good documentary. It's a must watch. This needs to be known. There are horrible things in the history of Canada. We need to do everything possible to make amends and never ever let anything like this happen again.
Sexual assault, abuse, neglect and horrible things one could never imagine...although the more we learn about history them more we learn that these shocking things were commonplace.
I've been to the HRC grounds (now belonging to the OPP). I never was in the buildings, but walked the graveyard/monument. Many graves were only numbered...Clients who lost their identity when they came to HRC. And there were many buried without a marking.
This is a very good documentary. It's a must watch. This needs to be known. There are horrible things in the history of Canada. We need to do everything possible to make amends and never ever let anything like this happen again.
