Trudeau Says Tofino Trip on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a ‘Mistake’

Trudeau Says Tofino Trip on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a ‘Mistake’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 6, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he regrets the mistake of travelling to British Columbia to join his vacationing family on a day meant to honour Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential school system.

Trudeau’s presence in Tofino, B.C., last Thursday came as a shock after his itinerary initially said he was in Ottawa.