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May 14, 2026
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How not to say you’re sorry: Why governments keep getting apologies wrong
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses members of the Chinese community, Head Tax survivors and their families on Parliament Hill in June 2006 after his apology over the racist Head Tax once imposed on Chinese immigrants. (CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand)
How not to say you’re sorry: Why governments keep getting apologies wrong
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In December 2025, the parliament of Victoria — Australia’s second-most populous state — delivered a formal apology to First Peoples for laws and policies that “took land, removed children, broke families, and t…
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