On the heels of a roundtable led by Premier Greg Selinger, the city of Thompson has made its support known for the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

A letter was read during Monday night’s city council meeting from the Minister of Status of Women Patty Hajdu, thanking Mayor Dennis Fenske for a letter he had written to her about the federal government’s national inquiry.

“Basically [our letter said] we support the inquiry for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. And so she being one of the Ministers that’s involved with that, we said that we support the inquiry and if there’s anything that the city of Thompson can do to assist in gathering information or whatever that may be, then we would support that.”

Minister Hajdu’s letter noted that she is currently working with the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, as well as the Minister of Justice, to engage with family members of the missing and murdered women, National Aboriginal Organizations, and provinces and territories to seek input on the inquiry.