Federal ministers in Halifax to discuss missing and murdered indigenous women
Minister of Status of Women Patty Hajdu and Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett discuss the Halifax meeting with family members and loved ones of missing and murdered indigenous women
Patty Hajdu and Carolyn Bennett met with family of missing women and girls in the region
Minister of Status of Women Patty Hajdu and Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett are in Halifax today to meet with the family members and loved ones of missing and murdered indigenous women.
The consultations are taking place across the country to help shape a national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
The ministers spoke with the media about the meetings.
In previous interviews with CBC News, Bennett said that ideally commissioners for the inquiry will be identified by June.
Unlike the consultations, she said, the inquiry itself will be completely independent of government.