Complete nonsense. That’s what they became. But that wasn’t the intention of the schools from what I’ve read. Don’t be so offended when a politician speaks the truth. I guess I can’t blame you, you’re used to Trudeau’s double speak. But anything to distract the public from Junior’s failures.
Technically, they were to provide an education, but that education was specifically designed to "civilize" indigenous children by destroying their culture, language and community ties.