TITLE SPONSOR POTASHCORP MESSAGE:

Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed its work in 2015, we’ve become increasingly familiar with what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describes as “one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history” – the Indian residential school system. We have considered the Calls to Action issued to all of us. And we have begun a journey in Saskatoon to achieve reconciliation.

The 2017 PotashCorp Saskatoon Community Foundation Gala served as a testament to the resilience of residential school survivors, a recognition of our shared history and the contribution of Indigenous people in this territory. It also celebrated a homeland for all of us – First Nation, Métis, settlers, and newcomers.

As we experience “wâseskwan” — we celebrate diversity in our community and the power of reconciliation. As the sky clears, let us recognize the dynamic and varied cultures of our citizens and commit to positive change.

PotashCorp is proud to support the gala and the Foundation’s newest initiative – the Reconciliation Fund – intended to support reconciliation and our community’s responses to the Calls to Action.

The gala was an extraordinary experience and we are sincerely grateful to the team that organized this event. The evening not only enlightens and entertains, but also inspire us, on this land that is Treaty 6 and the homeland of the Métis, on which we now journey toward reconciliation. Jochen Tilk

President and CEO, PotashCorp