With the RCMP, I would like to see what its response is to the report that just came from Human Rights Watch and know what some of its efforts are. Some of the recommendations in the report, “Those Who Take Us Away”, were that a national commission of inquiry be established into the murders and disappearances of indigenous women and girls; that terms of reference be developed with leadership from the affected communities and from those families; and that independent civilian investigations of reported incidents of serious police misconduct be established, including incidents of rape and other sexual assault in all jurisdictions.
Would they be interested in developing that independent body? Also would they be interested in having aboriginal women on that independent body, an oversight committee to look at the practices of the RCMP? It's not only needed federally, but we also need to do that provincially.
I also wanted to make note that I am also part of the Minister's Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women in British Columbia. I believe every province should have an advisory council to really talk to the ministers, to make change in each province. At least we have a voice there to bring up the voices of those who can't speak. That was another one of the recommendations.