Let me be sincere and transparent when I tell you that I hope that the national day for truth and reconciliation will not just be for public servants, because that may end up as a holiday that we, in our already underfunded communities, will have to pay for. That said, it's good that there should be a day like September 30.
Finally, the situation is difficult at the moment. Recently, on September 28, a young Atikamekw woman died tragically. She succeeded in making a video of it before she died. The systemic racism that currently prevails in that region of Québec is being denied. I hope that you will understand the concerns we have.
I wanted to talk to you from my heart. I could have read you a text, but I prefer to speak with my heart, because I would not want my children, my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren to live through what I lived through. I will never be able to accept that.
Thank you very much.