Truth and Reconciliation.The statutory holiday asks the country to reflect on Canada’s bleak history of mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples and the lasting intergenerational trauma of residential schools.The bill to create the statutory holiday as a response to one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action received Royal Assent on June 3.
The holiday will see federally-regulated workplaces such as businesses that fall under the public sector, banks and post offices closed.The 24 hours coincide with Orange Shirt Day, described by the federal government as “an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day” that encourages the wearing of an orange shirt in honour of Indian residential school survivors and the thousands of.