Inquiry’s failure succeeds in pulling together groups
A coalition of interested groups have rejected pleas to rejoin BC’s missing women inquiry, saying they will instead focus on a United Nations investigation and proposed royal commission.
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Pickton inquiry: ‘Erin Brockovich of Downtown Eastside’ refuses to stay silent on missing women
Last April, as lawyers prepared for an inquiry into the Pickton investigation, retired street nurse Bonnie Fournier was told to expect a call. Nine days remain, and she’s still waiting.
Canada’s Missing Women Inquiry Faces Renewed Community Boycott
In the wake of an Aboriginal lawyer’s resignation from hearings into why police failed to catch serial killer Robert Pickton sooner, 15 groups rejected pleas to rejoin proceedings.
Canadian Women’s Foundation fights poverty, violence against women, and ‘sexual slavery’
Beverley Wybrow, president and CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation, hopes to empower women to overcome barriers. Photo by David P. Ball
Toronto Star photograph: Lawyer quits Missing Women Inquiry
Lawyer Robyn Gervais resigns from Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.
Missing women inquiry lawyer resigns, saying police given priority over Aboriginal voices
The Pickton inquiry faced a new setback today, as the lawyer for Aboriginal interests quit – the latest in a string of boycotts and criticisms which some say has cost the commission its legitimacy.
Vancouver Board of Trade chair talks money, police, philanthropy and Ellen DeGeneres
Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia knows commerce in this city. The hotelier, spa magnate and Vancouver Board of Trade chair talked to VO about business leadership, public safety – and her secrets to success.
Was Jack Layton a feminist?
He led through consensus, but was Jack Layton a feminist?
Missing Women Inquiry resumes next week, but will it make a difference?
The New Year sees Round Two of the inquiry into the botched Pickton investigation, but many questions remain.
Sex workers call for hate crime law, end to violence
Sex workers and supporters lit candles on the steps of a police detachment as part of a global day of action.
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