Posted on 13/06/08
Issues of apology and power
'It's a weird thing. I was more impressed with [the school survivors'] power to overcome than feeling sorry," said New York Islanders coach Ted Nolan after Wednesday's apology for residential schools. That rings true to me. I don't think sincerity was the issue, though there was much stress on it. When it comes to public apologies, it's less a question of sincerity than it is, as the Ojibwa coach from northern Ontario said, of power.
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