Many Indigenous youth optimistic about future of reconciliation, poll suggests, as election looms

Max FineDay of Canadian Roots Exchange says it's up to parties to articulate clear visions about how they're going to advance reconciliation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraces the Assembly of First Nations' National Chief Perry Bellegarde in Quebec in May 2018. Max FineDay of Canadian Roots Exchange is hoping to see a large turnout of youth Indigenous voters in the October election, while Bellegarde said in June he'd like to see overall turnout rise to 70 or 80 per cent from 61.5 per cent in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

July 12, 2019

Nearly three-quarters of Indigenous youth across the country are hopeful that reconciliation is possible within their lifetime, a new survey suggests. With an election coming up in the fall, the onus is on party leaders to capitalize on that momentum, said M...

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