The super awkward moment happened during the Truth and Reconciliation report hearing.
On Tuesday, Justice Murray Sinclair unveiled his long-awaited Truth and Reconciliation Report into residential schools.
The report contains 94 recommendations. Some could be easily done, others will be hugely controversial.
Reuters
Sinclair presented the report to a room full of media, politicians, and guests.
When Sinclair got to recommendation 41 — an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women that advocates and even the United Nations have been calling for for years — the crowd erupted into a standing ovation.
CBC
Except for Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt, who refused to stand from his seat in the first row.
Valcourt was caught in an awkward situation. His boss has said an inquiry is not a priority and Valcourt has dismissed an inquiry as just another study that would be used as an excuse to not take action.
CBC
His seatmate, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, was not impressed.
~Mulcair glare~
CBC
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