Winnipeg Speaks: We ask what you think about the MMIW inquiry

By: Mike Deal Posted: 6:29 PM CST Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

The government announcement it's launching the long-awaitied inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. The announcement came the same day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly Tuesday. Trudeau told the chiefs he will make good on his campaign pledge to renew the relationship with Canada’s indigenous people, starting with the national inquiry.

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The government announcement it’s launching the long-awaitied inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. The announcement came the same day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly Tuesday. Trudeau told the chiefs he will make good on his campaign pledge to renew the relationship with Canada’s indigenous people, starting with the national inquiry.

Over the coming months, ministers or their staff will meet with families, provincial government representatives, indigenous organizations and any other stakeholders across the country. The first phase has no set timeline, but the government hopes to have a second phase to announce in the spring.

On Tuesday, we asked Winnipeggers what they think of the government’s plan and what they hope to see from it: