Seminaries & Residential Schools: Polar Opposites

A Reflection by Richard Thain, DDS, OC Board Member, October 29, 2024


                                         Seminary:                                                                                              Residential School:

 

                                         Elitist, you are superior                                                                        You are inferior


                                         Build you up                                                                                          You are worthless

 

                                         Strengthen your Catholic culture                                                       Destroy your Indigenous culture 

 

                                         Better than society                                                                              Second-class citizen

 

                                         Above the law                                                                                      You must obey 


 

Disgraced Former Montreal Priest Has Release Revoked After Allegedly Viewing Child Porn on Public Transit

By Patricia Grell • October 20, 2026
CTV News (Montreal) - September 13, 2026 Montreal, QC - Former Montreal priest Brian Boucher’s statutory release has been revoked following allegations he viewed child sexual abuse material on public transit. The Parole Board imposed stricter conditions for any future release. Boucher remains detained on new charges and is due back in court in November.

Ex-Montreal Priest Brian Boucher to Stay Detained On Child Sex Abuse Material Charges

By Patricia Grell • October 20, 2026
The Canadian Press - September 8, 2026 Montreal, QC - Former Montreal priest Brian Boucher, 64, will remain in custody until his next court appearance on Nov. 23, 2026, after waiving his right to a bail hearing on new charges involving child sexual abuse material. Boucher was previously sentenced to eight years in prison in 2019 for sexually assaulting two boys and was released into the community in 2024. He was stripped of his priesthood in 2020.
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