Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo standing in front of art

U of T to take action on Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Terry Lavender

University of Toronto President Meric Gertler and Vice-President and Provost Cheryl Regehr have struck a university-wide steering committee in response to the federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s challenge to Canadians to engage in an ongoing process of reconciliation.

The committee, co-chaired by Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo, director of aboriginal student services at First Nations House and coordinator of U of T’s Council of Aboriginal Initiatives, and Munk School of Global Affairs Director Stephen Toope, has been given a mandate to review the TRC’s 94 calls to action and begin implementing those calls to action that are applicable to the University. Elders Lee Maracle and Andrew Wesley will offer guidance and wisdom to the committee, Regehr said.

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