Question Period Note: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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Reference number:
PCH-2024-QP00077
Date received:
Apr 25, 2024
Organization:
Canadian Heritage
Name of Minister:
St-Onge, Pascale (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Canadian Heritage

Issue/Question:

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Suggested Response:

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ensures that public commemoration of the tragic, painful and ongoing impacts of Residential Schools remains a vital component of reconciliation.

Background:

To address the legacy of Residential Schools and advance reconciliation, the Government committed to implement the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Call to Action 80 calls “upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of Residential Schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process.”

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