— The head of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls says that without an extension, it will feel as though work remains undone. The inquiry was established by the federal government in late 2015 to investigate the disproportionately high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada, and to give family members a chance to have their stories heard. Commissioners asked the federal government last month for a two-year extension, but Buller said it remains unclear if the request will be granted. The inquiry’s final public hearings are set to end in Richmond, B.C., this weekend and nearly 100 people have signed up to testify. An extension would allow the inquiry to revisit communities in the North, Quebec, northern Ontario and other areas, she said.

Source: National Post April 07, 2018 10:52 UTC