Somebody decided she didn’t have right to live but she had every right to live,” she told the inquiry. It was a reasonable gesture of reconciliation, charged with symbolism, in the face of truly appalling statistics of violence against Indigenous women. Despite Trudeau’s assurances that the document will not end up gathering dust, it appears destined to join the growing bibliotheca of mothballed Indigenous reports. They were asked to investigate violence against Indigenous women and to recommend concrete actions to increase their safety. Some are borderline satirical — such as the recommendation calling for the promotion of Indigenous women to leadership positions (this government has tried that, with unfortunate consequence).

Source: National Post June 03, 2019 22:18 UTC