A Saskatchewan MP's private member's bill on making National Indigenous Peoples Day a holiday is moving forward. Her bill proposes making June 21 — which is National Indigenous Peoples Day — a statutory holiday, which means it would be celebrated nationwide and would be a paid day off for employees. The bill passed second reading in the House of Commons on Oct. 24. "The prime minister says that the most important relationship to him is the relationship with the First Nations, Métis and Indigenous peoples across Canada. And certainly when the TRC [Truth and Reconciliation Commission] calls for it as a national holiday, I'm pretty optimistic that it stands a good chance," said Jolibois.

Source: CBC News October 30, 2017 21:54 UTC