'A long time coming': Two Canadians switched at birth receive formal apology

A long time coming: Two Canadians switched at birth receive formal apology A Christmas gift inadvertently revealed the secret of the mix-up in a rural Manitoba hospital in 1955. It was a heart-wrenching discovery that no parent should ever have to make – two families realizing that their children had been switched at birth. Now, over six decades later, two Canadians finally received a formal apology for the shocking error that altered the course of their lives. The mix-up took place in 1955 at a rural Manitoba hospital, but it was a Christmas gift, given more than six decades later, that brought the truth to light. Leon Swanson and David Tait Jr. discovered the shocking secret after Leon received a DNA testing kit as a present from a granddaughter last year. Both men were born on the same day in January 1956 at the Norway House Indian Hospital. Leon Swanson, a member of the Misipawistik Cree Nation, was raised by the Tait family, while David Tait Jr., who belongs to the Norway House Cree Nation, was raised by Leon's biological family. The DNA test results confirmed their suspicions, and the families quickly sought answers. After a long and arduous process, they finally received a formal apology from the Manitoba government on Friday, December 18th, 2020. The apology was a significant step towards healing the wounds inflicted by the decades-long mix-up. "This is a wrong that must be acknowledged. This never should have happened and