The definition of genocide goes back decades, but the debate rages on whether it applies to what the Canadian government and sponsored actors have done to Indigenous communities.

On this episode of This Is Why, we look at the definition of the word, how it has applied to events in other countries and how it applies to Canada's history.

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Guests: David Webster, history professor at Bishop's University

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