Statement made on 03 December 2009 by Senator Lucie Pépin (retired)
Hon. Lucie Pépin:
Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Violence against Aboriginal women across the country is an intolerable reality. This human rights crisis demands a better response, as Senator Brazeau pointed out yesterday. I know that the federal government is supporting the Sisters in Spirit initiative and trying to improve band membership codes, but a new report released by Amnesty International talks about the inadequacy of the measures the government has taken and how that is preventing Aboriginal women in Canada from obtaining adequate protection against violence.
Madam leader, is it not time the federal government came up with a national action plan to put an end to the violation of Aboriginal women's human rights?
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