Let us not have to wait for a change of government for the MV Barima to be raised

What this source establishes

The letter argues by analogy from the Prairie Green Landfill search in Manitoba, Canada, for the remains of murdered Indigenous women Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran — a search initially refused, then funded at CAD 20 million by Premier Wab Kinew, which recovered remains in late February 2025. It cites the earlier federal study concluding a search "could take three years and cost up to CAD 184 million (USD 128 million)" — the cost argument that was ultimately overridden.

Key claims

• The letter argues by analogy from the Prairie Green Landfill search in Manitoba, Canada, for the remains of murdered Indigenous women Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran — a search initially refused, then funded at CAD 20 million by Premier Wab Kinew, which recovered remains in late February 2025.
• It cites the earlier federal study concluding a search "could take three years and cost up to CAD 184 million (USD 128 million)" — the cost argument that was ultimately overridden.
• It records the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives' formal apology in March 2025, quoting interim PC Leader Wayne Ewasko: "Our government erred. It's as simple as that."
• [SINGLE SOURCE] The framing that raising the Barima may have to await a change of government — "please let us not have to await a change of government for the MV Barima to be raised" — is unique to this letter on 31 July.
• The letter draws an explicit Indigenous-rights parallel, noting the Manitoba women "did not die while traveling in a State-owned and run ferry".

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