Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I joined members of the Etobicoke Centre community at Bloordale United Church to listen and to learn from Monica Mckay, Director of Indigenous Initiatives at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Today is a day to reflect and learn and to commit to working together to understand and acknowledge these wrongs, to ensure these atrocities are never forgotten, and to take the steps needed on the path of truth and reconciliation.

It was encouraging to see so many people coming together to reflect on our shared responsibility for reconciliation.

Thank you to Reverend Brian McIntosh and the team of volunteers who organized today's event.