Library and Archives Canada

An Ottawa researcher is asking a judge to order Canada's national archives to speed up work on his request for old RCMP records after he was told to wait at least 80 years for a response.

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says it is still waiting for records from the federal government related to residential schools, despite a comment from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that all federal records have been provided.

He was almost a decade away from becoming prime minister but the two RCMP constables on surveillance duty that January night seemed to have no difficulty recognizing Pierre Trudeau, even if they misspelled his name.

A government archivist said Monday she wants to hear more about Facebook’s “forward-thinking strategies" on how to educate people on telling fact from fiction when scrolling through their social media feeds.

During peak tourist season, thousands of people stream into Canada's national museums each day — and this summer is already shaping up to be even stronger than usual in Ottawa.

The federal government and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission both agree the survivor accounts are a critical part of Canadian history that should be preserved.