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Ontario MPP Proposes Paid Provincial Holiday for Truth and Reconciliation Day

  • Ontario MPP Sol Mamakwa plans to propose a bill making Truth and Reconciliation Day a paid provincial holiday, promoting reflection on residential schools.
  • Some believe education, rather than a statutory holiday, is a more effective approach for reconciliation.
  • Mamakwa will present the bill in Anishininiimowin, marking a historic moment for Indigenous languages in Ontario’s legislature.