"Premiers close to agreeing on inquiry into missing, murdered aboriginal women"

WHITEHORSE - Aboriginal leaders and provincial premiers say there's no need to wait for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women to get to work on the issues behind the problem. "Governments don't have to wait for the outcome of the inquiry." said National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations after a meeting with Canada's premiers and territorial leaders Wednesday in Yukon. "Governments can make investments to end violence amongst our people, amongst indigenous women and girls, and to deal with investments in housing and education and training and daycare and shelter and detox centres and wellness centres." The federal government is expected to release details about the inquiry shortly. The premiers were in Whitehorse for their annual summer meeting.