Manitoba premier apologizes to men switched at birth in hospital for 'terrible mistake'
Premier Wab Kinew stood in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly on Thursday and formally apologized to Edward Ambrose and Richard Beauvais for the mistake that sent them to the wrong homes after their births in 1955.
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![Edward Ambrose, left, wipes away a tear as he and Richard Beauvais, right, who were switched at birth in 1955, listen as Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew apologizes in the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Kinew apologized to the couple for being switched at birth in a rural Manitoba hospital in 1955. Two men sit on wooden armchairs with blue leather upholstery. Both are dressed in jeans. The man on the left, who is wearing a Métis sash, is wiping his eyes. Behind them are desks in raised tiers.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7151437.1711052701!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/switched-at-birth-20240321.jpg)
Premier Wab Kinew stood in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly on Thursday and formally apologized to Edward Ambrose and Richard Beauvais for the mistake that sent them to the wrong homes after their births in 1955.