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BC revokes civil liberties award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

BY The Canadian Press, Mar 9, 2023 10:51 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

The association says it has rescinded the Reg Robson civil liberties award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2020.

The B.C Civil Liberties Association is the latest to strip an award from a once powerful advocate and educator whose claims of Indigenous ancestry have been discredited.

The association says it has rescinded the Reg Robson civil liberties award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2020.

A statement from the association says Turpel-Lafond, B.C's former representative for children and youth has not explained allegations about her claim to Cree heritage and remains quiet about professional accomplishments that are now being questioned, such as her reported designation as a Queen's Counsel in Saskatchewan.

Several universities have already revoked honorary awards given to Turpel-Lafonde and the Indigenous Women's Collective is demanding the return of her Order of Canada.

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