Reconciliation is not another statement to read once a year. The test is whether commitments move, relationships are respected and Indigenous-led work stays Indigenous-led.
WHAT I WOULD SUPPORT / FOLLOW THROUGH ON
Report progress on the ReconciliAction Plan publicly. Respect Indigenous-led services as Indigenous-led, consult when the file requires it, and keep municipal commitments tied to dates and responsible owners. For the Oneida water connection, report only the part London actually owns and keep the responsible First Nation and federal partners visible rather than presenting it as a City-delivered project.
WHAT FOLLOW-THROUGH SHOULD LOOK LIKE
Progress residents and partners can read, infrastructure that gets finished and services led by the people they are built for.
EVIDENCE THAT MATTERS
Council approved London’s ReconciliAction Plan on May 13, 2025. The City’s 2025 year-in-review says implementation has begun, while the plan itself calls for metrics, timelines, monitoring and a full review every two years.
Why it matters: The next test is implementation reporting: which City commitments have owners, dates and measurable progress, and which are still at the planning stage.
City of London — 2025–2035 ReconciliAction Plan ↗COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION
The municipal responsibility is to follow through on City commitments, respect Indigenous leadership, consult where required and report shared infrastructure roles accurately.
FOLLOW-THROUGH
Report the ReconciliAction Plan against dates, owners and public progress rather than treating the plan itself as completion.
ON THIS COMMITMENT
For Indigenous relationships, keep municipal responsibilities, required consultation, relationship commitments and follow-through visible, while respecting the authority and leadership of Indigenous partners.
FOLLOW-THROUGH
Support Indigenous-led services without absorbing the work into a City-branded claim.
ON THIS COMMITMENT
For municipal commitments, publish the decision, responsible owner, date and what happened next.
FOLLOW-THROUGH
For public reporting, show each reconciliation commitment, responsible owner, target date, current status and completed action so residents and partners can distinguish commitment from implementation.
FOLLOW-THROUGH
For the Oneida water connection, keep the responsible bodies, current public status and London’s actual role visible; do not recast an Indigenous-led/federally funded infrastructure project as City delivery.
Keep London’s actual role separate from the responsibilities of Oneida and federal partners.
Council controls municipal plans, funding, place names and procurement decisions. Delivery can sit with Indigenous organizations. Infrastructure and consultation responsibilities can involve other governments and public bodies.
Track the City's own ReconciliAction commitments by owner, date and implementation status, support Indigenous-led delivery without rebranding it, and keep shared infrastructure files tied to the governments and boards that actually have to complete them.
GO DEEPER
The main answer stays here. Open the deeper file when you want the mechanism, motion, proposal or supporting record.
