“Many people, non-Indigenous and Indigenous, many institutions will find this day, this report, these truths difficult, challenging and uncomfortable,” Justin Trudeau was saying, when a voice cut in. It was Justice Minister David Lametti who seemed to give the clearest indication of his government’s stance on the use of “genocide” to describe the fate of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Still others seem like they may be unpalatable to this government, including one calling for harsher punishments for those who commit violence against Indigenous women. It also makes a number of recommendations for all Canadians, including that they should read the final report and denounce violence against Indigenous women. “But we will fail you no longer.”Still, many family members of missing and murdered women were careful not to sound too optimistic.

Source: National Post June 04, 2019 00:02 UTC