'Imagine a Canada Program' Inspires Youth to
Help Foster Reconciliation
WINNIPEG, MB, June 28, 2021 /CNW/ - IG Wealth Management and
Power Corporation of Canada
announced today a new partnership with the National Centre for
Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), hosted at the University of Manitoba, in support of Imagine a
Canada, a national art and
leadership program that inspires youth to envision and aspire for
reconciliation.
Imagine a Canada invites Canadian youth from
K-G12 and CÉGEP to envision a Canada reconciled. Students who participate in
the K-G5 stream will submit an art piece, essay, or other
representation which expresses their vision of a reconciled
Canada. Students in the G6-G12 and
CÉGEP stream are asked to go one step further and submit a plan for
their vision that addresses reconciliation in their community or
school.
"In light of recent events, including the tragic discovery of
215 unmarked Indigenous graves in Kamloops, BC and now hundreds more in
Saskatchewan, it's imperative that
our country focus on education, truth and reconciliation," said
Damon Murchison, President and CEO,
IG Wealth Management. "Our firm has a long history of supporting
Indigenous groups and we're very proud to continue that legacy by
partnering with the NCTR to deliver this incredible program to
youth across Canada, along with
our parent company Power Corporation."
Twelve projects from the K-G5 stream and fifteen projects from
the G6-G12 and CÉGEP stream will be selected and honoured at a
national ceremony. Students will also have the opportunity to
participate in online leadership training with Elders, Knowledge
Keepers, and residential school Survivors. Furthermore, honoured
projects from the G6-G12 and CÉGEP stream will receive a
micro-grant to turn their vision of a reconciled Canada into reality.
"We are honoured to support the NCTR in its mandate to raise
awareness of the tragic history of the residential school system,
and how it has impacted Indigenous peoples and communities." said
Jeffrey Orr, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Power Corporation. "Every generation of
Canadians must learn the truth about this history and participate
in the healing journey. Our partnership with the NCTR not only
affirms our wish to be part of the reconciliation process, but also
our belief in the potential of youth to help shape a better, more
inclusive Canada."
The NCTR continues the work started by the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). The NCTR is a place of learning
and dialogue where the truths of residential school Survivors,
families and communities are honoured and kept safe for future
generations.
"As communities begin the horrific task of finding the resting
places of children who perished while attending residential
schools, old wounds are being re-opened. It is difficult, while we
feel deep hurt and loss, to imagine what a reconciled Canada will look like. But it is an aim we
must press towards in order to rightfully honour the past and
embolden future generations," said Stephanie Scott, Executive Director of the NCTR.
"Survivors have always stressed the importance of including young
people in this important part of the conversation. Imagine a
Canada is our opportunity to
lift youth up as ambassadors for reconciliation and threads
together their ideas and beautiful visions for our Nations."
About IG Wealth Management
Founded in 1926, IG Wealth
Management is a national leader in delivering personalized
financial solutions to Canadians through a network of advisors
located across Canada. In addition
to an exclusive family of mutual funds and other investment
vehicles, IG offers a wide range of other financial services. IG
Wealth Management has over $109
billion in assets under advisement as of May 31, 2021 and is a member of the IGM Financial
Inc. (TSX: IGM) group of companies. IGM Financial is one of
Canada's leading diversified
wealth and asset management companies with approximately
$256 billion in total assets under
management and advisement as of May 31,
2021.
About Power Corporation
Power Corporation is an
international management and holding company that focuses on
financial services in North
America, Europe and
Asia. Its core holdings are
leading insurance, retirement, wealth management and investment
businesses, including a portfolio of alternative asset investment
platforms. To learn more, visit www.powercorporation.com.
About National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
(NCTR)
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
(NCTR) hosted by the University of
Manitoba is honoured to hold, with care, the Survivor
statements and records gathered during the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission of Canada (TRC) and
beyond. Our mandate is to share the true history on behalf of all
Survivors to educate all Canadians about residential schools and
Indigenous history in Canada and
internationally.
SOURCE IG Wealth Management