Winnipeg Free Press By: Shannon Sampert IT shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that many of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission still remain on the shelf five years after being released. This is after all a country slow to recognize its deeply embedded racism and the long-term impact of colonialism on Indigenous people. Opinion IT shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that many of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission still remain on the shelf five years after being released. This is after all a country slow to recognize its deeply embedded racism and the long-term impact of colonialism on Indigenous people.