Kinew pledges to search landfill for remains of First Nations women, but says federal role wasn't part of conversation with PM

Manitoba premier-designate Wab Kinew insists he will keep a commitment to search the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of two First Nations women who are suspected to have been victims of an alleged serial killer.

Manitoba premier-designate Wab Kinew insists he will keep a commitment to search the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of two First Nations women who are suspected to have been victims of an alleged serial killer.

“We need to move ahead with the search and that's something we've committed to in the campaign,” Kinew said in an interview with Vassy Kapelos on CTV’s Power Play.

“It’s about the dignity of these families who are mourning their loved one and let's not forget these families.”

Kinew’s comments come as the federal government pledged $740,000 to further study the feasibility of a search of the landfill.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in Ottawa Wednesday that more research is needed to figure out how a search could be done to find the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, believed to be at the landfill just north of Winnipeg.

“I think all governments need to be part of this process,” Anandasangaree told reporters on Parliament Hill.

“From a federal perspective I’ve been very clear that we are in it for the long haul, and we will work with the families, the community impacted as well as the province of Manitoba to get to the right answer on this.”