Mr. Speaker, last week, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs shocked and deeply wounded Alberta first nations leaders in alleging that unreleased RCMP data showed that indigenous men were 70% responsible for missing and murdered aboriginal women. The RCMP has now directly contradicted this.
I can personally attest to the relentless efforts of Alberta first nation leaders, men and women in seeking justice for their missing and murdered family members, and they have been relentless in calling on the government to call for a judicial inquiry into missing and murdered women.
Will the minister, who has made this shameful, groundless insult to Alberta first nations, stand and apologize?