Niki Ashton: Manitoba Legislature

Federal Government Dept: At a press conference Friday in Winnipeg, she called on the federal government to take action to address why aboriginal women are so vulnerable, according to CBC. First Nations leaders made the call on Tuesday evening, on the steps of the Manitoba legislature, where 300 people had marched, demanding answers to the problem of missing and murdered aboriginal women and manitoba MP Niki Ashton has added her voice to the call for a national inquiry into murdered and missing women. Ashton was joined by Manitoba First Nations leaders, who have also made a public plea for a national inquiry. Niki Ashton says the federal government cannot ignore what she calls an epidemic. Andrew Lee/ (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.