OTTAWA — In recognition of Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, CPAC announced today its programming on Sept. 30 will draw from its vast digital archive to take viewers “through a step-by-step historical look at key events and moments that have shaped Canada’s reconciliation process,” according to a press release.
CPAC’s special programming will start at 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT on Sept. 30. A full replay of the day’s programming will start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Curated from CPAC’s archives, the channel’s programming will include:
- June 11, 2008: Statement of Apology to Former Students of Indian Residential Schools (by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the House of Commons)
- June 16-19, 2010: First National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (in Winnipeg)
- Oct. 26-29, 2011: The Commission Continues Its Work with National Event in Halifax
- Dec. 15, 2015: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Releases Its Final Report (in Ottawa)
- Dec. 6, 2016: Assembly of First Nations Honours Gord Downie for His Work on Reconciliation (in Gatineau)
- Nov. 1, 2019: Senator Murray Sinclair Delivers 2019 Symons Lecture (in Charlottetown)
- July 15, 2021: Report on Unmarked Graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School
- Sept. 29, 2021: Event on Parliament Hill to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As part of CPAC’s programming, the channel will also be airing the special ceremony on Parliament Hill today at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT, which includes survivors of residential schools, Indigenous leaders and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
For more information, please visit cpac.ca.
