09/30/2025
Why are we closed today?
Because nearly half of Canadians have no plan to commemorate or recognize Truth and Reconciliation Day today. For many people, it is just another day.
Since 2021, if you work in a federally regulated job like the post office or government, today has been a holiday. But in Saskatchewan this day has not been recognized as a holiday.
The holiday is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action. The day honours the children who never returned home from residential schools and the survivors of that ghoulish part of Canadian history.
The day is a chance to think about what reconciliation means in Canada. We think of it three ways:
1. Personal: What is my role in this? How do my prejudices and privileges affect the bigger picture? What steps can I take to make things better?
2. Social: Are we electing people who are committed to reconciliation? What is happening politically that is working toward ending settler colonial policies (like acknowledging holidays, for example).
3. Environmental: Canadians need to get outside and appreciate the beauty of the world they live in. The land is not a resource to be exploited. In many Indigenous traditions, the earth is our mother. It is a living being to be cherished, protected, and respected.
In the memory of all those children taken from their families and never returned, and in the spirit of reconciliation and in genuine hope and conviction that we can make Canada a better place for us all,
Colin and Sarah
