Exploring Theme: "Govt. Opposition to National Day"

Province should make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation statutory holiday: chiefs CBC Indigenous: Two First Nations women who work at the Meadow Lake provincial court house were “shamed” and sent home for wearing orange shirts for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, First Nations leaders say. “One of the ladies is a...

NationTalk: The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 provides an opportunity for ALL Canadians to honour Indigenous survivors, their families and communities and to commemorate the ongoing legacy – and tragedy – of residential schools that were specifically designed to “kill the Indian in the child”.  Seven generations of Indigenous people have...

Survivors’ Flag raised at Saskatoon city hall ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation CBC Indigenous: Eugene Arcand says it is time to see some true action and effort to right the wrongs stemming from Canada’s residential schools. “I don’t mean to wreck this party, but it’s time we put reconciliation aside. It’s a cop...

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: “The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an opportunity for all of us to reflect upon the tragedy of the residential school system, to honour the victims and survivors of residential schools, and recognize the trauma it continues to inflict upon families and communities, as well as to commit to true and...