“Reconciliation has no defined goals or endpoint — it will never end.”
Tom Flanagan, Fraser Institute
Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary; Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute · Sep 2023
Reconciliation is mapped by published plans with measurable actions. BC's Declaration Act Action Plan (2022–2027) sets 89 specific actions and is audited annually — the 2024/25 report shows progress on 78 of them. The federal UN Declaration Act Action Plan (June 2023) sets 181 measures, with annual progress reports tabled in Parliament. Behind both sit the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action (2015). Plans, timelines, and counted progress are published. The claim that 'there is no plan' is rebutted by the plans themselves.
Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation · 2022-03-30
Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation · 2025-06-25
Department of Justice Canada · 2023-06-21
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada · 2015-12-15
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