{"id":10980,"date":"2023-10-11T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=10980"},"modified":"2023-10-12T08:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:00:09","slug":"search-the-landfill-psac-welcomes-new-funding-commitments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=10980","title":{"rendered":"Search the landfill: PSAC welcomes new funding commitments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SearchLandfill-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SearchLandfill-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SearchLandfill-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SearchLandfill-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SearchLandfill.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSAC is pleased to see the federal government has committed funding to further study the feasibility of a search of the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of two First Nations women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced $740,000 would be used to determine the feasibility of a study on how to store and transport the hazardous materials during the search and the construction costs related to this undertaking. An initial study showed that although the search is possible, toxic materials may be hazardous to workers. The new Premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew, has said that he hopes to work with the federal government to search the landfill quickly, but safely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this is a step forward, a commitment is not action. Families deserve to mourn their loved ones with respect and dignity, and this country\u2019s commitment towards Truth and Reconciliation is empty if we continue to perpetuate colonial violence towards Indigenous women. Continued inaction disregards&nbsp;the humanity of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran and their families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPSAC welcomes the government&#8217;s commitment to a study, but more must be done in support of a full search of the landfill to bring justice to&nbsp;Morgan, Marcedes and their families,\u201d said Sharon DeSousa, PSAC National Executive Vice-President. \u201cWe need to ensure that missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and&nbsp;two-spirit people are treated with the utmost respect and dignity, and that all levels of government and the authorities are doing everything in their power to find them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSAC continues to urge all levels of government and the city of Winnipeg to search the Prairie Green Landfill for these women and will continue to do so until they are found.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSAC is pleased to see the federal government has committed funding to further study the feasibility of a search of the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of two First Nations women.&nbsp; Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced $740,000 would be used to determine the feasibility of a study on how to store and transport &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=10980\" class=\"more-link\">>><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Search the landfill: PSAC welcomes new funding commitments&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,12,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10980"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10982,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10980\/revisions\/10982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}