Very interesting as I had noticed the talk advertised for the Lost Children Project, but had not heard of the book until your mention. I see that the book is from 2016 but not easily obtained. I have read a few reviews of the book, one of which is below...
The book can be obtained as a PDF sent to you via email for $14.95 Canadian on the link I provided. That is how I got the book. It is well worth the read. I thought the book was well done and researched. Like any of the immigration schemes, there was good and bad and you cannot paint the experiences of the children with a broad brush. There are some extremely sad stories but there are also some positive stories. When we look back on things that were done in the past it is easy to pass judgement but the living conditions and social circumstances were so different 145 years ago (in the Moore / Moraghan case). The social programs were not available to these people. Some of the BHC groups and researchers only see the negative aspects of these immigration schemes and believe the children would be better off with their family in England. I have seen enough reports of family circumstances (some that even played out in the news of the day) that this is not always true. Maybe if there had been more foster homes in England where the children could have been placed that would have been better but there weren't.
The private member's motion that was brought forward and accepted was great. There are some BHC groups and researchers feel that it fell short and our prime minister needs to make a formal apology. In Ontario, the province I live in, BHC Day was recognized in 2011. In 2018 it was officially recognized across Canada .
"That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the contributions made by the over 100,000 British Home Children to Canadian Society, their service to our armed forces throughout the twentieth century, the hardships and stigmas that many of them endured, the importance of educating and reflecting upon the story of the British Home Children for future generations by declaring September 28, every year, British Home Child Day in Canada. "