Exploring Theme: "Govt. Opposition to National Day"

Updated Feb. 7, 2023 to move BC to those who have enacted a statutory holiday Those provinces who will not recognize Sept 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as a statutory holiday: Province/Territory IndigenousPopulation Party in Power Date Comment Alberta 258,640 Conservative – Alberta told CTV Edmonton it won’t legislate the holiday, but...

Global News: British Columbia’s First Nations say they’re deeply concerned that B.C. hasn’t made Sept. 30 a statutory provincial holiday. On Friday, the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) issued a statement regarding National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Specifically, it said that B.C. “has so far failed to designate September 30th a statutory holiday marking the profound...