Statement on the 10th anniversary of residential school apology

OTTAWA-The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, issued the following statement on June 11, 2018:

Today we reflect on a historic milestone in our journey toward reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: the tenth anniversary of the Government of Canada's Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools, their families and communities.

The Government of Canada recognizes that true and lasting reconciliation cannot be achieved through any one single agreement, and that the Settlement Agreement is not a complete answer to the wrongs of the past or the...