Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs said on Friday that Wab Kinew has ‘only made empty promises’ since his election
Cambria Harris, daughter of Morgan Harris, speaks to family and supporters gathered at Portage and Main to protest the Manitoba government delays in searching landfills for missing Indigenous women, in Winnipeg, on March 8.Hundreds of protesters joined First Nations leaders at the Manitoba legislature to demand action from Premier Wab Kinew, who they say has failed to meet his pledge to locate the remains of the victims of an alleged serial killer.
“We have talked to the federal government. We have talked to the provincial government. And they have not responded,” Ms. Merrick said on the verge of tears, just steps away from the Premier’s office. “We are going to search the landfill. People can have confidence on us to deliver,” Mr. Kinew said. He said the province will allocate around $500,000 to give “emotional, cultural and spiritual” support for the victims’ families during the “difficult period” of the coming trial for Jeremy Skibicki, the man charged in the murders of the women.police believe that Ms. Harris, 39, and Ms.
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