Indigenous Peoples and governments are here for the long haul

There is still work to be done, but I believe we have taken more steps forward to achieve reconciliation than any government in history.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone on arrival at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE

June 21, 2023

More than ever, Canadians understand that our shared history requires us to walk the journey of reconciliation together. On this journey we must acknowledge that colonization, discrimination, and a history of underfunding have created more than 150 years of harm. This jour...

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