It appears that Ottawa is moving from words to actions when it comes to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Trudeau Government is expected to announce the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which will become the sixth national statutory holiday.

The day is intended to mark the ruinous residential school legacy, and a statutory holiday is one of the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

There are two dates that have been named as possibilities, National Indigenous People’s Day on June 21st or Orange Shirt Day on September 30th.

It is reported that September 30th is the preferred date, as June 21st is three days before Saint Jean Baptiste day in Quebec, and just over a week before Canada Day. 

Ottawa says that they are working closely with the First Nations, Inuit and Metis people to ensure that the day is both meaningful and truthful.