Critical data on residential schools is always omitted in the Globe's articles which relate to the topic.  These are the facts:

Of the aboriginal children enrolled in school in 1941, 50% were in residential schools, with the remainder in day schools. By 1964, the percentage in residential schools had fallen to 13%. By 1987 there were only two residential schools still in operation. Both were operated by aboriginal bands.

Source: Historical Studies in Education Journal (Spring 1995 edition)