The Queen Has A Message For Canada On Its First National Day For Truth & Reconciliation

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The Queen Has A Message For Canada On Its First National Day For Truth & Reconciliation
Helena Hanson 20 hrs ago

On September 30, 2021
— Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
— the queen shared a message from England with Canadians.


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"I join with all Canadians on this first National Day
for Truth and Reconciliation to reflect on the painful history
that Indigenous peoples endured in residential schools in Canada,"
the message reads.

The queen went on to acknowledge
"the work that remains to heal and to continue
to build an inclusive society."

The short royal message was shared
by the Governor General of Canada,
who said that it had been addressed to "all Canadians"
on Thursday, September 30, 2021.
Back in June, the feds announced that September 30, 2021
would be Canada's first official
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
It became a stat holiday for federal government employees
and federally regulated workplaces in Canada.

Many provinces have followed this lead
and have adopted the stat holiday, too.

This move was made in response to a call to action
from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
to create a day to publicly commemorate the history
and legacy of residential schools as a key part
of the reconciliation process
and to honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis survivors,
their families and their communities.

Speaking on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
asked Canadians
to "reflect on both the historic legacy
of harm that residential schools
have created but also the very current echoes in the present
and in the future that those harms and those mistakes
made by Canada in the past continue to deliver."

The Indian Residential School Survivors Society
Emergency Crisis Line is available across Canada 24/7.

Those who may need support can call 1-866-925-4419.