National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Now an Official Holiday

Friday, 4 June 2021 05:20

By Tami Jeanneret

Bill to create holiday receives royal assent

We have another holiday, but for now the new stat will be for federal government workers and those who are employed by federally regulated businesses.

A bill to create the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th received royal assent yesterday.

The bill was fast tracked after last week's discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a site of a former residential school in B.C.

The new statutory holiday commemorates the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada.

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National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Now an Official Holiday

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