Statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

October 1, 2026

QUEEN'S PARK — Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner and Deputy Leader Aislinn Clancy released the following statement marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

“National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an opportunity for us to confront Canada’s history of sustained and systemic violence against Indigenous peoples.

Today, we remember the parents, children, siblings and elders tragically lost to the horrendous acts of cultural genocide committed in government-sanctioned residential schools.

Reckoning with these truths is an important step to repairing their lasting damage. But our work does not stop there.

As government leaders, we have a responsibility to undertake the work of building respectful nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous communities who are still fighting to protect their lives, land and livelihoods today.

Ontario Greens are fully committed to implementing the provincial calls to action laid out in the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

We’ll continue to urge the Ford government to listen to the Indigenous leaders calling for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to be recognized as a provincial statutory holiday in Ontario. 

And we will continue to fight back against harmful legislation, like Bill 5, which threatens Indigenous sovereignty and undermines reconciliation efforts. 

May we all walk the path to reconciliation together with a commitment to respect and healing.”

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