Manitoba PCs apologize to families of murdered women believed to be in Winnipeg-area landfill [Video]

Manitoba’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives apologized to the families of four First Nations women murdered by a serial killer in 2022 for refusing to search a Winnipeg-area landfill where it’s believed the remains of two of the women were taken.

“Honourable Speaker, our government erred. It’s as simple as that,” interim PC Leader Wayne Ewasko said during question period at the Manitoba Legislature on Wednesday. 

“We went forward and followed advice to emphasize prosecution above all. We lost our way in regards to empathy and also lost our way in regards to closure being brought forward to the families of the victims,” Ewasko said.

While in government, the Progressive Conservatives, under then premier Heather Stefanson, said the province would not help fund the search for two women believed to be in the Prairie Green landfill, citing health and safety concerns for workers and low prospects of success.

The decision not to …