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Karina Gould

Liberal on Forced Adoptions 2026-05-26

166 words · 7 sentences · 9 clauses

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 154 wordsbetween 1945 and the 1970s, hundreds of thousands of unmarried mothers in Canada were coerced into surrendering their babies for adoption.¹ This occurred under intense pressure from religious organizations, social workers and the medical community, particularly in maternity homes and hospitals. I first learned about this shameful part of Canadian history from a 2018 Senate report, led by the Hon. Art Eggleton, entitled “The Shame is Ours”.² I got to know the courageous Valerie Andrews, a survivor of this cruel practice and tireless advocate with Origins Canada for the mothers whose babies were taken from them. I read Heather Marshall’s profound book, Looking for Jane, ³which sheds light on the treatment of unwed mothers in Canada in the post-war years. Australia, Wales, Scotland and Ireland all had similar practices and all have acknowledged the historic wrongs these women and their children were subjected to.⁴ These women, those who are still alive today, are elderly, Reasoning · 12 wordsand they deserve to know that what happened to them was wrong.

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Claims · 4

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1“between 1945 and the 1970s, hundreds of thousands of unmarried mothers in Canada were coerced into surrendering their babies for adoption”Between 1945 and the 1970s, hundreds of thousands of unmarried mothers in Canada were coerced into surrendering their babies for adoption.search
2“I first learned about this shameful part of Canadian history from a 2018 Senate report, led by the Hon. Art Eggleton, entitled “The Shame is Ours”.”A 2018 Senate report titled ‘The Shame is Ours’ was led by the Hon. Art Eggleton.search
3“Heather Marshall’s profound book, Looking for Jane”Heather Marshall wrote a book titled ‘Looking for Jane’.search
4“Australia, Wales, Scotland and Ireland all had similar practices and all have acknowledged the historic wrongs”Australia, Wales, Scotland and Ireland have each issued official acknowledgements of historic forced adoption practices.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20