Canadian Premier Stephen Harper today apologised for the institutional failings that led to the Air India bombing and took the first<br/>step towards providing compensation to the victims' families. The apology came twenty-five years after the Kanishka tragedy that claimed 329 lives.In an emotional speech marking the 25th anniversary of the attack, Harper said the mere fact of the destruction of<br/>Air India Flight 182 is the primary evidence that something<br/>went very wrong. He said we are sorry for that and also for the years during which your legitimate need for answers and empathy, were treated with administrative disdain.<br/> Harper's apology came less than a week after a damning<br/>report on the bombing by Kanishka Inquiry Commissioner Justice<br/>John Major. The report said that a cascading series of errors by<br/>police and authorities had led to the country's worst act of<br/>terrorism which could have been prevented.<br/> The Prime Minister recommended that an independent<br/>commission be established to determine appropriate amounts of<br/>compensation for the victims' families.<br/>