Wife of Quesnel mayor condemned by council for circulating controversial book on residential schools
QUESNEL — An emotional city council meeting in Quesnel Wednesday night.
This after it was discovered that Mayor Ron Paull’s wife Pat Morton has been circulating a book that implies cultural genocide did not occur at residential schools.
Mayor Ron Paull says he’s never even opened the book but has not condemned his wife’s actions and is instead urging everyone to respect and welcome each other’s views.
City Council Tony Goulet called the book “one sided” and traumatizing to read. His father is a residential school survivor and read the book after it was circulated to his wife recently.