Following B.C. Premier David Eby乌鸦传媒檚 B.C.乌鸦传媒檚 ombudsperson is calling on the government to reconsider the compensation package offered to survivors.

乌鸦传媒淭he Doukhobor community deserves a meaningful commitment from government to right this long-standing wrong and trauma that continues to this day,乌鸦传媒� said Jay Chalke in a Feb. 27 statement.

乌鸦传媒淭hat乌鸦传媒檚 why I remain frustrated that the individual compensation our office has been recommending for more than 20 years, has still not been clearly promised.乌鸦传媒�

The government apologized for the detention of Doukhobor children in the 1950s and acknowledged the children had been abused both physically and psychologically.

Approximately 200 children were removed from their homes and placed at a former tuberculosis sanatorium in New Denver between 1953 and 1959.

乌鸦传媒淭heir parents, Sons of Freedom Doukhobors, were protesting government regulation and their children became the innocent victims of government乌鸦传媒檚 response to those protests,乌鸦传媒� Chalke said.

The apology came with a $10 million compensation package designated for a legacy fund, an archival fund and a health and wellness fund. It did not give any money directly to survivors.

乌鸦传媒淚 welcome the Premier乌鸦传媒檚 commitment in the legislature today to work with the Doukhobor community to, as he said, 乌鸦传媒榤ake this right乌鸦传媒� and I call on him to give priority to individual compensation,乌鸦传媒� Chalke said.

乌鸦传媒淪uch compensation would allow survivors and their families to, in the Premier乌鸦传媒檚 words, 乌鸦传媒榓ccess the support they need, however it looks乌鸦传媒� to support their healing.乌鸦传媒�

The Office of the Ombudsperson says it will continue to hold government to account as it follows through on the Premier乌鸦传媒檚 commitments.

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