Continue work to build a national monument in Ottawa to honour residential school survivors and all the children who were taken from their families and communities.

Move forward on work with Indigenous partners to appoint a Special Interlocutor who will work with Indigenous communities, provincial and territorial governments, to develop the necessary legal and regulatory framework to advance justice regarding unmarked graves and make recommendations relating to federal laws, regulations, policies, and practices surrounding unmarked and undocumented graves and burial sites at residential schools.

— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Provide the necessary supports for communities who wish to continue to undertake the work of burial searches at the former sites of these institutions.

— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Develop a comprehensive plan to implement TRC Calls to Action 71 through 76.

Fund the investigation at all former residential schools in Canada where unmarked graves may exist, including the sites where children have already been discovered.

Ensure that proper resources are allocated for communities to reinter, commemorate, and honour any individuals discovered through the investigation, according to the wishes of their next of kin.

Develop a detailed and thorough set of resources to educate Canadians of all ages on the tragic history of residential schools in Canada.

Build a national monument in Ottawa that honours residential school survivors and all the children who were lost.

— Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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A New Democrat government will fully fund the search for grave sites at former residential schools, as well as the maintenance, commemoration, reburial and protection of residential school cemeteries according to the wishes of Indigenous families, residential school Survivors and communities. We will also work with nations and Survivors to establish memorials to those lost to residential schools.

In order for there to be reconciliation, New Democrats recognize that there must also be truth, accountability and justice. We will ensure the appointment of a special prosecutor to pursue those who inflicted great harm on Indigenous children in Canada’s residential school system. We will require that churches and governments hand over any and all records that could be helpful in identifying the children who lay buried in unmarked graves, or in finding individuals who were involved in their deaths.

Finally, recognizing the need for special supports to address the inter-generational impacts of colonialism and residential schools, a New Democrat government will support and fully fund community-driven solutions for healing, including projects similar to the former “Aboriginal Healing Foundation”.

— Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

And we believe that all Canadians should be aware of the contributions and history of Indigenous peoples and understand the legacy of residential schools. We will work with the provinces to establish Indigenous history education programs for all Canadians, based on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action 62 and 63 – and ensure that the development and implementation of these programs are led by Indigenous peoples.

— Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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