Share this Story: Melissa Mbarki: Canada Day is a day for all Canadians — Indigenous and non-Indigenous — to celebrateMelissa Mbarki: Canada Day is a day for all Canadians — Indigenous and non-Indigenous — to celebrate The City of Victoria would have received a different response if it had talked to the Kamloops Indigenous community before cancelling Canada Day Photo by Dave Chidley/The Canadian PressArticle content In the small town where I grew up, Canada Day was a day of festivities, food and fireworks. Try refreshing your browser, or Melissa Mbarki: Canada Day is a day for all Canadians — Indigenous and non-Indigenous — to celebrate Back to video The new holiday that was recently created by the federal government, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, will commemorate the children who attended residential schools. Which brings me to Canada Day. Earlier this month, Victoria became the first city to cancel its Canada Day programming. These decisions should not be hastily made, or based on an assumption of what Indigenous communities want.

Source: National Post June 23, 2021 09:56 UTC