6-01-13 Resolution on a National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Submitted by Churchill, the Aboriginal Peoples Commission
WHEREAS over six hundred Aboriginal women have gone missing or been murdered in Canada;
WHEREAS the Government of Canada has cancelled funding to Sisters in Spirit research into missing and murdered Aboriginal women; and
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the New Democratic Party of Canada urge the Government of Canada to immediately launch, in consultation with Aboriginal women and their representatives, a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the New Democratic Party of Canada reaffirm its commitment to ending violence against First Nations, Inuit and Métis women by committing to action, including addressing root causes and systemic inequalities.
NDP MP Niki Ashton (Churchill) spoke in support of this motion.
Motion passed.