OTTAWA—A yearslong inquiry concluded that high rates of violence against indigenous women in Canada amount to a “genocide” fueled by government abuses, putting more pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to address an issue his government has identified as a priority. The finding is contained in a scathing 1,200-page report released Monday that says failures in Canada’s law-enforcement and justice system, along with the historical practice of forcibly removing indigenous children from their parents, contributed to indigenous...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 03, 2019 21:45 UTC