[3][8] In this capacity he was the lead national staff person representing the church in negotiations for the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement and in the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
[1][4] Scott's work has been cited in academic studies of the Truth and Reconciliation process,[9][10] and in official reports on its findings.
In May 2017, he received an honorary doctorate from the United Theological College in Montreal, awarded for work relating to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
[1] The following year, he received an honorary doctorate from the Vancouver School of Theology for his "significant role in the recent Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada".
"[14][15] In 2022, Scott was appointed to the Steering Committee for the Residential Schools National Monument by the Department of Canadian Heritage.