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School board hired activist who said Canada Day was a celebration of genocide

The Ottawa Catholic School Board paid an activist who once said Canada Day was a celebration of “genocide” to train its school principals on the “Black (Canadian) Experience.”

Melanie Bennet
Feb 25, 2026
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The Ottawa Catholic School Board paid an activist who once said Canada Day was a celebration of “genocide” to train its school principals on the “Black (Canadian) Experience.”

Freedom of information records obtained by Juno News show the board paid Debs $2,825 to deliver the workshop.

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