Yes, they do.
They also appreciate that they no longer have a criminal record.
I see the value of expunging the criminal record, of course. But the apology itself seems to do more to comfort the comfortable than to help those who were wronged. I am following a parallel issue, which is the Trudeau government's aboriginal programme and I see that it's very tempting for any government to make statements in place of taking action. This is my concern here.