City councillors in Richmond Hill, Ont., rejected a motion to begin their meetings with an acknowledgment of the area's Indigenous community and history. The decision was made after a lengthy Monday night council meeting that featured dozens of impassioned speeches and letters from citizens in favour of the proposal. "Richmond Hill has been shamed," she told CBC News. The City of Toronto begins its council meetings with a land acknowledgment. "We're going to help explain, educate and promote the Aboriginals and their history in Richmond Hill."

Source: CBC News March 27, 2019 07:52 UTC