Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. The minister for Crown-Indigenous relations says the federal government is trailing in its responsibility to protect Indigenous women and girls, despite allocating money toward the issue.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA – The minister for Crown-Indigenous relations says the federal government is trailing in its responsibility to protect Indigenous women and girls, despite allocating money toward the issue.
Marc Miller says he was shocked to learn Winnipeg police had charged an a man in the killing of four women last spring.
Jeremy Skibicki has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified fourth woman.
Three of the women’s bodies have not been found.
Contois, Harris and Myran are Indigenous, and police believe the fourth victim is Indigenous as well.
Miller says the federal government will continue to work to address some of the systemic issues that put Indigenous women in vulnerable situations, which include reforming the child-welfare system and opening more shelters.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 2, 2022.
