Trudeau government to begin inquiry
on missing indigenous women

» Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett makes first statement

Mercedes Deutscher
News Editor
Si news@theotherpress.ca

Serine true to their election
promise of beginning an
inquiry into the numerous
cases of missing and murdered
Aboriginal women, the Liberal
Party will be launching an

inquiry by the end of November. :

Carolyn Bennett, the
newly appointed Minister
of Indigenous and Northern
Affairs, explained to the
Canadian Press how the process
will work. It will begin with
asking the families of the
victimized women for their
accounts of the incidents.

“A gathering is important
with the families, but I think
that we feel that we will have
to go out and talk to people
who can’t come here and
listen,” said Bennet in the
Canadian Press interview. “I
would see that there would be
also an online opportunity.”

From there, the inquiry
will involve the provincial
and territorial governments,
and the representatives of
grassroots (civilian operated)

: organizations. The inquiry
: is expected to cost around
: $40 million, as promised
during the election.

Building trust is the first of

: many steps that must be taken
: in order to conduct a successful
: inquiry. Many in Canada’s

: indigenous population have

: grown distrustful of the federal

 

government, particularly

: during the term of Stephen

: Harper, who had stated that

: such an inquiry would not be

: conducted by the Conservative

: government, and they would

: instead work to prevent further
: incidents. Bennett will be

: instructing her resources

: throughout the country to get a

general idea of how trustworthy :
: the Aboriginal population
: believes the government

: to be, before moving on to
: reconcile any problems.

The move has had a

: positive reception from
: chiefs across the country.

Another method of

: regaining the trust of the

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: indigenous population
: will involve increasing
: federal funding to

: Aboriginal resources.

In regards to increasing

: support, Bennett said: “We
: intend to look at how we go
: forward with this fastest

: growing segment of the

: Canadian population being
: able to benefit from the

: programs that will allow

: them to be successful.”

The inquiry has also

: been suggested to observe

: records of violence that often

: occur around indigenous

: communities. “I think most

: people that I’ve been listening

: to want the scope to be broad

: enough to deal with those

: complex issues,” Bennett added.

Interim Conservative

: Leader Rona Ambrose offered

her support of the inquiry. This

> news came as a relief to Bennett,
: who believes that the inquiry

: will be most successful with

: the approval and assistance

: from all parties in Parliament,

: as it will result in fewer delays,

: and lead to discovering what

: happened to these women

: and offering closure sooner.

 

Eye strain? No problem!

» New glasses can protect eyes from harmful blue light rays

Aaron Guillen
Staff Reoorter

n the digital age, most people

have spent a lot of time
staring at a computer screen,
often for hours on end—it
might be for a job, a final
research essay, a game, ora
Netflix binge. Those extensive
periods of mindless staring,
can cause blurring of eyesight,
headaches, and back or neck
muscle pain. Yet what is so bad
about watching more YouTube
videos than usual? The light
that is emitted from these
devices holds the answer.

“Blue wavelengths—which
are beneficial during daylight
hours because they boost
attention, reaction times, and
mood—seem to be the most
disruptive at night. And the
proliferation of electronics
with screens, as well as
energy-efficient lighting, is
increasing our exposure to
blue wavelengths, especially
after sundown,” states a health
publication at Harvard Medical
School.
In the past, people were

: exposed to light from the

: sun, then from fire, and now

: technology. With multiple

: devices owned, we are

: constantly exposed to the light
: that these electronics radiate

: every time we turn them on.

High Energy Visible (HEV)

: blue light causes havoc in the

: brain. It is known to cause

: blurred vision, headaches,

: dry eyes, and, worst of all,

: sleeping problems. The release
: of melatonin, well-known

: for its ability to control your

: sleep cycle, is disturbed by the
: imitation of daylight from your
: electronics, making it difficult
: to fall asleep.

According to the 2014

: Vision Watch survey results,

: nearly 3 in 10 adults (29.8 per

: cent) are high users, spending
: more than g hours each day

: using digital devices. With a

: recommended two hours spent
: staring at screens per day from
: the Vision Council, the eyesight :
: of millions around the world is
: slowly deteriorating.

Fortunately, Clearly, a well-

: known Vancouver company
: that sells glasses, has the first

: steps to a solution. Recently,

: the company collaborated with
: Kodak to bring a whole new

: way to see the world, all while
: protecting your eyes from blue

: light.
: The lenses “reflect and

: filter blue light emitted by

: digital devices and artificial

: light,” states Clearly’s website.

 

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: This innovation in technology

: will surely enable generations to
: come to work more efficiently,

: without causing damage to

: their eyes.