True reconciliation requires remembering and learning from our country’s history

While the Government of Canada has taken important steps since the devastating policies that once removed Indigenous children from their families and communities, much work remains.

Wilton Littlechild, a former commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a former Progressive Conservative MP, and a residential school survivor, speaks at the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Parliament Hill on Sept. 30, 2023.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP GINETTE LAVACK

September 29, 2025

As we mark the 10th anniversary of the TRC’s final report and the 94 Calls to Action, and the fifth year of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, this year is an important moment for reflection and resolve. It is a time for us, as Canadians, to acknowl...

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