The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls held its final hearings December 10-14 in Ottawa, where it received submissions and recommendations from institutions and special parties of official standing. The commission heard 34 presentations from groups […]
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Demanding real justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women
“Two years,” observed Idle No More organizer Melissa Mollen-Dupuis, speaking about the mandate of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. “That’s two years of women dying, women disappearing, young girls being put into pimps’ hands […]
Quebec confirms it will not hold provincial inquiry into Val-d’Or allegations
After a prolonged investigation into allegations of sexual and physical abuse against Indigenous women in northern Quebec by Sûreté du Québec officers, the Quebec government has now confirmed it doesn’t consider the scandal – which allegedly included starlight tours and […]