As It Happens7:11Pope Francis set the stage for reconciliation with residential school apology, says Phil Fontaine Phil Fontaine spent decades pushing the Catholic Church to apologize for its ...

Former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine spent years fighting for an official apology from the Catholic Church for its role in residential school abuses. Fontaine told The ...

Former AFN Chief Phil Fontaine described the moment Pope Francis signaled to extend his meeting with residential school survivors during their visit to Rome.