Editorial: Inquiry must build trust – Times Colonist

October 3, 2017

Despite many calls for a restart, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is pushing on, with hearings in Smithers last week beginning a series of meetings this fall.

As both the commissioners and the government have refused to start over, the inquiry will have to demonstrate that families can trust the process — something that looks doubtful. Some people have taken the leap of faith, walking 350 kilometres from Prince Rupert to Smithers and then testifying on the opening days of the hearings.

About 40 people signed up to speak, publicly or privately, at the hearing in Smithers, which ran through Thursday. With visits planned for nine communities this fall, the commissioners hold the hopes of hundreds of families in their hands.

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