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Premier Sandy Silver encourages Canadians to read the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action

Friday, 2 July 2021 12:51

By Dylan MacNeil

File Photo: Premier Silver and his cabinet being sworn in after the 2021 territorial election.

He says reading the document helps to better understand and contribute to advancing reconciliation.

July first has usually been a day of celebration for many, but flags were at half mast yesterday to honour those who have suffered harm and lost their lives as a result of residential schools.

 

Premier Sandy Silver said in a statement, “while the impacts of the residential school system went unacknowledged for generations, we must accept that it is a defining and dark feature of Canada’s history.

 

“The effects of residential schools still permeate Canada today. Survivors and their families continue to grieve and live with intergenerational pain and trauma.

 

“It is essential that all Canadians learn about and understand the true history of our country in its entirety. I strongly encourage everyone to read the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action to better understand and contribute to advancing reconciliation.

 

“We all share a collective responsibility to acknowledge our past mistakes while building on our great accomplishments to make our country a better place to live for all Canadians.”

 

Many Canada Day events were cancelled across the country in solidarity with mourning indigenous communities after unmarked graves were discovered at former residential school sites.

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