Ms. Margaret Buist at the Status of Women Committee

On January 30th, 2018. See this statement in context.

January 30th, 2018 / 4:25 p.m.

Director General, Children and Families Branch, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships Sector, Department of Indigenous Services, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Margaret Buist

Thanks. I'm leading the response for Minister Bennett under the Crown-Indigenous Relations department.

The government has been reviewing the recommendations since they came out. There were very helpful interim recommendations and very extensive interim recommendations, so we've been taking a good look at those, in particular the one about the national police task force. We're preparing options and we're looking at the recommendations, and the government hopes to have a response to those recommendations very soon.

I also understand the inquiry is intending to have institutional hearings, which will involve asking the government questions around things like policing. We're looking forward to those as well.

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