Close X
Monday, December 2, 2024
ADVT 
National

Harper's comments on missing and murdered aboriginal women 'outrageous': Wynne

Darpan News Desk Canadian Press, 22 Aug, 2014 10:26 AM
  • Harper's comments on missing and murdered aboriginal women 'outrageous': Wynne
Ontario's premier says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is wrong in saying that police investigations are the best way to deal with crimes involving missing and murdered aboriginal women.
 
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Kathleen Wynne says it's "outrageous" for Harper to say that there's not a systemic aspect to the troubling issue.
 
All the provinces and territories have endorsed calls for a national inquiry, which the federal Conservatives have rejected.
 
The death of a 15-year-old aboriginal girl found wrapped in a bag and dumped in the Red River has prompted renewed calls for an inquiry.
 
Tina Fontaine, whose body was discovered Sunday, had been in Winnipeg less than a month when she ran away from foster care.
 
But Harper says most such cases are addressed and solved by the police, adding it's important to keep in mind that these are crimes.

MORE National ARTICLES

Ontario's Court of Appeal upholds oath of citizenship ruling

Ontario's Court of Appeal upholds oath of citizenship ruling
Ontario's top court has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the oath of citizenship launched by three permanent residents who refuse to swear allegiance to the Queen.

Ontario's Court of Appeal upholds oath of citizenship ruling

Saskatchewan soldier mistakenly buried with enemy makes final journey home

Saskatchewan soldier mistakenly buried with enemy makes final journey home
A Saskatchewan-born soldier was laid to rest Wednesday in his home province, 70 years to the day after he was killed in northern France during the Second World War.

Saskatchewan soldier mistakenly buried with enemy makes final journey home

Smoke in cabin forces Fredericton-to-Toronto flight to land in Ottawa

Smoke in cabin forces Fredericton-to-Toronto flight to land in Ottawa
Smoke in the cabin forced an unscheduled landing in Ottawa today for a Toronto-bound Air Canada Jazz flight from Fredericton, N.B.

Smoke in cabin forces Fredericton-to-Toronto flight to land in Ottawa

Two-year-old girl missing in corn field overnight found after search

Two-year-old girl missing in corn field overnight found after search
Police say a two-year-old girl who went missing in a corn field north of London, Ont., was found by a neighbour after a 14-hour search.

Two-year-old girl missing in corn field overnight found after search

Ontario women sue Ottawa over compliance with new U.S. banking law

Ontario women sue Ottawa over compliance with new U.S. banking law
Canada has violated the charter rights of nearly a million Canadians by agreeing to share their financial details with authorities in the United States, two Ontario women allege in a new lawsuit.

Ontario women sue Ottawa over compliance with new U.S. banking law

BC: Police identify Toronto man shot to death in Burnaby

BC: Police identify Toronto man shot to death in Burnaby
BURNABY, B.C. - Homicide investigators have identified a man from Toronto who they believe was killed in a targeted attack in Burnaby, B.C.

BC: Police identify Toronto man shot to death in Burnaby