
Canada’s Indigenous services minister shuts down denialism as Thunder Day, Ont., marks Orange Shirt Day
Published on September 30, 2026

About 200 people participated in a walk Wednesday in Thunder Bay, Ont., to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (TRC), also known as Orange Shirt Day, with Canadian Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty among about 200 people in attendance. Here's what they said about the importance of sharing stories amid what Gull-Masty sees as a rise in residential school denialism.
