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In cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find. This new podcast from Village Media — ‘Closer Look’ — is all about the stories we tell. Every weeknight, hosts Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith go beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.

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The truth about reconciliation

September 29, 2022 • Mike Cachagee, Scott Sexsmith, Michael Friscolanti • Season 1 • Episode 19

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On the latest Inside the Village, Frisco and Scott discuss the long road to reconciliation with Mike Cachagee, a residential school survivor who went on to become a prominent Indigenous rights activist, speaker and community leader. Mike was placed in residential school at the age of 4, attending three different institutions until he turned 17. He talks about the horrors he endured and the childhood he lost. As Canadians mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day) on Sept. 30, this episode is a must-listen.