(CP)-OTTAWA-The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony to reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember those who survived — and the thousands who didn’t. But amid the more difficult moments at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony on Parliament Hill Monday came a few moments of levity and celebration. “We’ve got tomorrow, we’ll live for a brighter day,” sang Diyet & the Love Soldiers performing their song We’re Still Here, while dignitaries and children alike got up on their feet and started dancing. Ribbon skirts twirled and orange shirts blazed through the crowd under the heat of a late September sun and a nearly clear blue sky. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, her orange T-shirt clearly visible under…
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