Posted AT 2:45 PM EST on 12/06/08
Tory MP apologizes for 'hurtful' remarks
OTTAWA — The Conservative MP who said native people need to learn the value of hard work more than they need residential schools compensation has apologized.
Pierre Poilievre rose in the House of Commons on Thursday to say his comments were hurtful and wrong.
"Yesterday on a day when the House and all Canadians were celebrating a new beginning, I made remarks that were hurtful and wrong," he said.
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