Legault Says September 30 Won't Be A Holiday In Quebec Because 'We Need More Productivity'
Other provinces recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Staff Writer
Sep 30, 2021, 5:01 PM
Sep 30, 2021, 4:36 PM
While being pursued by journalists on his way out of the National Assembly on Thursday, Quebec Premier François Legault gave a short answer as to why September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, isn't a statutory holiday in the province.
"We need more productivity," the premier said in response to a journalist's question.
C'est la journ\u00e9e d\u00e9di\u00e9e aux enfants disparus dans les pensionnats, aux survivants et \u00e0 leurs descendants. \n \nOn ne doit pas oublier cet \u00e9pisode horrible de notre histoire. Cela doit nous pousser \u00e0 continuer le chemin vers la r\u00e9conciliation avec les nations autochtones.pic.twitter.com/sStVxOfW7e— Fran\u00e7ois Legault (@Fran\u00e7ois Legault) 1633007614
The premier, however, did acknowledge the day in a Twitter post.
"This [day] must push us to continue the path towards reconciliation with Indigenous nations," he wrote.
In June, Legault said that the holiday was necessary but that Quebec wouldn't observe it because the province already has a lot of holidays.
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