According to TRC Commissioner Dr. Marie Wilson, it was the first time in Canadian history that a prime minister had officially acknowledged their work.
With no funding forthcoming from the federal government and a mandate to restrict development in national parks, the Mother Canada memorial may be doomed.
Move comes after two expat Canadians in the United States launched a constitutional challenge to rules in the Canada Elections Act that bar them from voting from abroad.
Trudeau invites provincial and territorial leaders to Ottawa to discuss Canada's climate change plans later this month before Paris climate talks begin.