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.
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.
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.
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the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
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).
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.
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.