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Its final report said evidence shows that when transient, largely male workforces set up in an area to work on a major resource projects, there is an increase in cases of harassment and assault, as well as other drug and alcohol related offences against Indigenous women and girls. The committee recommendations for Ottawa to hold companies more accountable to keep women near such projects safe were unanimously supported by MPs from all parties, including the federal Conservatives, who are proponents of resource industries like the oil and gas industry.

NDP MP Leah Gazan, who sits on the committee, acknowledged during a press conference that not all members agree on the issue of resource extraction, but believe in the need to uphold human rights and keep women safe.

Wow ,now energy companies are to blame for indigenous women’s safety ? It has nothing to do with drug / alcohol abuse , gangs on reservations , poverty , or at risk lifestyles ( ie prostitution , etc ) . If you want to put a dent in the problem be honest with the issues

Lol what

If you really cared about these women you'd arm them and train them in the use of a pistol for self defense.

The Feds can’t keep indigenous women safe but demand others do so Yeah ... that tracks

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