$2.2-billion for MMIWG positive sign, but groups cautiously await details amid delayed action plan

The federal government is working on presenting a ‘pathway’ as its part of the national action plan, but one organization says it’s clear Ottawa still has ‘some serious heavy lifting’ to do.
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett’s office says the government is still working on its response to the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and listening to feedback. Ottawa’s response will ‘evolve and be accountable for results,’ it says.
Indigenous women’s groups say they need clarity on how Ottawa will roll out the $2.2-billion in funding earmarked in the budget and when it will release its delayed action plan in response to the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.  ...

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