I Am Sure There Will Be Countless Ways To Respond

I was taught to be gracious when someone took the time to apologize for a real or perceived action on their part and to put the matter behind us and get on with life.

Tories pressed to allow response to residential school apology

Apologies, accusations and advice
The pundits weigh in on parliamentary contrition, Oily the Splot and a gender-balance promise too far.

The Calgary Herald's Don Martin believes tomorrow's apology to the victims of Canada's residential school system is "doomed to disappoint in some quarters," which in turn creates a risk that Canadians will become "flippant or fed up with the government response to the … tragedy." (It's already beginning—on National Post property, anyway.) And on both sides of the aisle in the House of Commons, Martin says there's a growing sense of weariness over the number and frequency of the apologies Ottawa is handing out. "Sincerity can't be bought," he warns, "but cynicism can."

Strip clubs 'get creative'

Will some government in the future offer an apology to those 'exotic dancers/prostitutes" for allowing them to be exploited by criminals?