Hare said he wants communities to work on reconciliation together over the next 12 months and that the country can resume celebrations in July 2022. Let s honour what happened to residential school students and we will all get along just fine as we move forward together, he said.
Canada Day should be time of reflection, learning, GTA mayors say
Tory also announced that both the CN Tower and the Toronto sign will be lit up in orange in solidarity with Indigenous communities.
Many Indigenous leaders and communities have encouraged Canadians to wear orange on Canada Day as a way to honour and acknowledge the victims of the residential school system.
Canada Day celebrations are starting to be cancelled in Toronto this year
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After a push for Canada Day celebrations to be cancelled, following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at residential schools across the country, some events in Toronto have begun cancelling their planned festivities.
The City of Toronto has cancelled its planned Canada Day fireworks show, although private fireworks displays will still be allowed. This cancellation however was not a response to the outcry but rather an extension of COVID precautions.