The Peace tower and other government buildings in the nations capital are lit orange on the eve of the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says honouring today's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is not just for Indigenous people.
He says it's for all Canadians to come to terms with an ugly side of this country's history -- the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families to attend residential schools where many faced neglect, abuse, disease and death.
Trudeau spoke last night on Parliament Hill on the eve of today's first Truth and Reconciliation day.