CANADA
StarPhoenix
BY JASON WARICK, THE STARPHOENIX
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) says he’s glad the commission investigating Canada’s Indian residential school system has been granted a one-year extension.
“I welcome the extension. It’s a positive thing,” FSIN Chief Perry Bellegarde said.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which has been conducting research and hearing testimony across the country for the past few years, was to have issued its final report in June 2014. Following calls for more time from various groups, federal Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt announced the one-year extension to the commission.
“Our government remains committed to achieving a fair and lasting resolution to the legacy of Indian residential schools, which lies at the heart of reconciliation and the renewal of the relationship between aboriginal people and all Canadians,” Valcourt said in a statement.
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