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Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Minister of Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty scrum with reporters on Aug. 7, 2025. If the current federal government remains serious about reconciliation, we need to continue to build on what we have put in place, writes Andrea Sandmaier.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREA SANDMAIER

April 15, 2026

Ten years ago, the Daniels v. Canada decision reshaped the foundations of reconciliation in the country.

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