Posts Tagged ‘Indigenous women’

Empowering Indigenous Women Now and in the Future

Empowering Indigenous Women Now and in the Future

On International Women’s Day, National Indigenous leaders, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Indigenous Relations and Status of Women, senior officials and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met with delegates for the fifth National Indigenous Women’s Summit. Held in Toronto, [Read more]

Canada renews commitment to advancing gender equality globally at United Nations

Canada renews commitment to advancing gender equality globally at United Nations

Status of Women Canada OTTAWA, ON – The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Status of Women, is leading the Canadian delegation to the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), beginning on March 14, 2016 in New York. The focus of the UNCSW this year is [Read more]

HUGHES MAINTAINS DEMAND FOR AN INQUIRY INTO MURDERED AND MISSING INDIGENOUS WOMEN

HUGHES MAINTAINS DEMAND FOR AN INQUIRY INTO MURDERED AND MISSING INDIGENOUS WOMEN

OTTAWA, ON – New Democrats have ramped up pressure in House of Commons for the government to call an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. New Democrats took control of the House agenda on Friday forcing a debate and a vote on the [Read more]

Government Response on murdered and missing aboriginal women is shameful says Hughes

Government Response on murdered and missing aboriginal women is shameful says Hughes

When the body of Tina Fontaine was pulled from the Winnipeg River late last month it re-ignited a fierce debate about Canada’s response to the inordinate number of missing and murdered aboriginal women over the last 3 decades.  This is an issue that shows how far off-track Stephen Harper can be [Read more]

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