By Chris Brown / CHAT News Today

IMPORTANT MILESTONE

Alberta group submits final Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls report

Jan 5, 2022 | 2:24 PM

The provincial government has received the final report and recommendations from the Alberta Joint Working Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Indigenous Relations Minister Rick Wilson says the government study the recommendations to determine the next steps.

In a statement, he says the report’s completion marks an important milestone in the government’s work to build a safer province for Indigenous women and girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

Wilson adds the government continues to work toward implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s provincial calls to action, and work is well underway in fulfilling 24 of the 29 that fall under provincial responsibility.