Monday marks National Truth and Reconciliation Day in the country, a statutory holiday observed on September 30 yearly. It was established to honour the survivors of residential schools and to recognize the ongoing impacts of the residential school system on Indigenous communities.

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:

Hundreds of people gathered at Colonial Building on Monday afternoon for speeches, drumming and a smudging ceremony to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in St. John's.