Tuesday, 01 Jun 2021 07:36 AM MYT Trudeau has made reconciliation with Canada's nearly 1.7 million indigenous people a priority of his government since coming to power in 2015. — AFP pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. OTTAWA, June 1 ― Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday expressed Canada's grief while pledging “concrete action” in support of indigenous communities after remains of 215 indigenous children were discovered at an old boarding school. “As a dad, I can't imagine what it would feel like to have my kids taken away from me,” Trudeau told a news conference. “And as prime minister, I am appalled by the shameful policy that stole indigenous children from their communities.”