Justin Trudeau Reconciliation

• ‘The damage is done’: B.C. residential school survivor says Trudeau visit fixes nothing

  Frank Robbins attended the St. Joseph’s Mission residential school in the early 1960s, and says the prime minister's visit will not help him heal from the trauma he still carries.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2022
  
• Trudeau visits with B.C. residential school survivors, announces additional funding

  The visit comes about two months after Williams Lake First Nation announced it had found 93 "reflections" indicating unmarked graves of children at the school site.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2022
  
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• Ottawa unveils $40B deal on Indigenous child welfare compensation

  The agreement may finally bring an end to a human rights challenge launched 14 years ago, and which has proved a sore point for the government in reconciliation efforts.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2022
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• Trudeau Tofino vacation ‘more proof’ he doesn’t care about Indigenous rights, advocate says

  The Indigenous organization found out about Trudeau's Tofino vacation on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 'with shock and dismay,' they said in a press release.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2021
• Ottawa attempting to change citizenship oath to include respect for Indigenous treaties

  It will be the second time such a bill is tabled in the House of Commons.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2020
• NDP MP behind bill for new stat holiday says no one told her Liberals planned to offer support

  The MP pushing to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a stat holiday said she learned the government planned to support her when she read about it in the news.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2018
• Feds considering stat holiday to mark legacy of residential schools. Can it be more than ‘just another day off?’

  The government is moving forward with plans to create a stat holiday to remember residential schools. Can it be more than "just another day off?"

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2018