Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the discovery at Kamloops as heartbreaking,[32] and asked that flags on all federal buildings be flown at half-mast.[33] On June 2, 2021, the federal government pledged C$27 million in immediate funding to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to locate and identify unmarked graves at residential school sites.[34] The provincial governments of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario also pledged C$12 million, C$8 million, C$2 million, and C$10 million, respectively, to fund searches for unmarked graves near residential schools within their provinces.[35][36][37][38] NDP MPs Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Charlie Angus have called on Justice Minister David Lametti to launch an independent investigation on "crimes against humanity" in Canada.[39]