Sentences with phrase «inquiry into missing»

On 8 December 2015, the Government of Canada announced plans for the launch of an independent national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

We will immediately launch a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and...

Assembly of First Nations calls on Ottawa to launch inquiry into missing, murdered Aboriginal women,

B.C. lawyers Jason Gratl, a past president of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, and Robyn Gervais, who previously represented the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council at the B.C. inquiry into missing women have been appointed to represent specific interest groups such as First Nations and those on Vancouver's downtown eastside.

In 2012, the British Columbia government refused to provide funding for aboriginal women's groups to participate in the provincial inquiry into missing and murdered women on Vancouver's Downtown East Side.

The Canadian government inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is coming apart at the seams with yet another member, this time a commissioner, resigning.

Victoria — New Democrat spokesperson for aboriginal relations and reconciliation, Scott Fraser, and New Democrat spokesperson for women, Maurine Karagianis, join the province's first female First Nations MLA, Melanie Mark in welcoming today's announcement from the federal government regarding the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

It was an emotional day for me as I added our voice to the call for an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Apologizing for previous governments lack of action to stop residential schools and calling for a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women was absolutely the right step to take but action needs to follow.

That same day, I learned about more deaths in Syria, about a young man murdered by a white supremacist, about the impact of the famine in Sudan, about problems with my nation's inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women right here at home.

The speech also reiterates Trudeau's promises to run an open and transparent government, reform the electoral system, empower backbenchers, work with the provinces to put a price on carbon, launch an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women and legalize marijuana.

Greenpeace has given its voice in support of a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada in the form of an open letter to Stephen Harper.

It has information on aboriginal land claims, environment and natural resources, education, housing, employment, preventing violence against Indigenous women and girls, reconciliation, Indian status, Canadian federal officials» «duty to consult,» acts, agreements, treaty rights, and the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The girl's death prompted renewed calls for an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Since last November's election, she has been working as senior policy adviser to Minister of Justice Jody Wilson - Raybould, who is working on many hugely influential issues at this time, including the inquiry into missing and murdered women, marijuana laws, and physician - assisted death.

Our CEDAW Report Card, released last week, notes repeatedly that the province is failing to make significant progress on equality for women and girls in BC, for example by failing to follow through on the recommendations of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and to ensure the safety and human rights of women and girls in prison.

On December 8, 2015, the federal government announced that it was launching a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Clayton Ruby spoke with The Lawyer's Daily regarding the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and the importance of looking into the actions of the police in this investigation (July 18, 2017).

Outrage at her death in 2014 was a crucial factor in prompting the Trudeau government to set up the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) two years later.

Advocates for an inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls can now use a compendium of reports and recommendations.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is a long way from «starting over or scrapping» the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The death of Fontaine in 2014 renewed calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Relatives of Nicole Daniels were the first to testify as the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women opened four days of hearings in the Manitoba capital.

Bernie Williams told the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls about the abuse she endured since childhood, and said systemic changes are needed.

Relatives of Nicole Daniels testified as the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women opened four days of hearings in the Manitoba capital.

Rinelle Harper, the 16 - year - old student who was brutally attacked last month and left for dead near the Assiniboine River, calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women at the AFN national meeting in Winnipeg this week.

Her death in August 2014 led the province to phase out the use of hotels for kids in government care and renewed calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

«I think we know that the public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has to keep families at the centre of what it is doing.»

Her death was a key factor in convincing the Trudeau government to set up a national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Hewitt also called for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and the way First Nations women are depicted in popular culture, such as the Disney character Pocahontas.

I think this is really important, as it comes on the heels of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report, which followed many groups in society by asking for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.