First Nations leaders call for Winnipeg police chief to resign after not searching landfill – CTV News

Dec. 8, 2022

OTTAWA – WARNING: The details in this article may be disturbing to some viewers. Discretion is advised.

First Nations leaders in Manitoba are calling for the resignation of Winnipeg’s police chief after the force decided not to search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women.

Police Chief Danny Smyth said this week that it’s believed the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are in a landfill outside the city, but too much time has passed and too much garbage has been disposed of to make the search feasible.

Long Plain First Nation Chief Kyra Wilson said failing to search for the women’s remains does not instill a sense of public safety in the community.

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