The apology was extremely important. During the apology itself, our boardroom in Thompson was absolutely packed. There were first nations citizens from our communities and leaders and technicians from the various groups who joined us in the Grand Chief Francis Flett memorial boardroom. People were completely surrounding our building.
It was an enormously important and significant event in terms of a recognition by Canada of the reality of the residential school system and the effects it had on aboriginal Canadians, on first nations Canadians. That first step toward reconciliation was enormously important, but it's important to underline that it was a step toward reconciliation between Canada, the churches, and the victims of the IRS system, and that the claim settlement mechanisms through the agreements and so on are further steps in that long process.