Mr. Speaker, residential schools mark a sad period in our nation's history for generations of aboriginal children.
We have heard stories of abuse, loss of language and culture, the effects of which are present even to this day. It is the time to turn the page on this sad chapter. It is time to bring about greater reconciliation between the government and churches that ran the schools and those who attended them.
My question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs. What is the government doing to make this happen?