The national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls has hit another roadblock after the resignation of the executive director.Michèle Moreau cited “personal reasons” for her resignation, according to a memo she released to staff late on Friday afternoon. The memo said she is leaving as of July 21. Moreau, an accomplished lawyer from Hauterive on the north shore of Quebec, said it is “with mixed emotions” that she’ll be resigning from the inquiry but she still fully believes in its purpose and will always be an ally.In a statement posted to the inquiry’s Facebook page, Moreau announced her departure.“It is with mixed emotions that I inform you that I have resigned from the national inquiry. For personal reasons, I have chosen to go back to my home and family in Montreal. I will continue to follow the work of the national inquiry with keen interest and can assure you I will remain an ally. I wish the whole team great courage to bring this national inquiry where it needs to go in order to change our society for the better,” the statement said.When contacted by the Star, Moreau did not wish to comment and referred all calls to the communications director, Bernée Bolton.“We wish her well. We are going to miss her. She’s making personal life choices,” said Bolton.Moreau is the latest high-profile inquiry staffer who has decided to step down from their post on the inquiry. Michael Hutchinson, the communications director, left in February, then his replacement, Sue Montgomery, left in May, and Tanya Kappo, a lawyer and one of the organizers of the Idle No More movement, left on June 15.The inquiry, which began sitting at the end of May in Whitehorse, heard from only a handful of families before taking a pause for the summer so it could reorganize. The inquiry has faced much criticism for its apparent lack of organization and inability to get a hearing schedule po ...
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