Trudeau to meet Boushie family after acquittal prompts demands for reform
A spokesman for the prime minister says Trudeau is looking forward to listening to the family.
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Justice minister to examine jury selection after Saskatchewan verdict
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Indigenous people are “significantly underrepresented” in jury pools, but overrepresented in prisons.
Boushie’s family meets federal ministers after acquittal in murder trial
“We have little to no faith in the justice system. We’re here to talk about that.”
Colten Boushie’s family in Ottawa to meet with federal ministers
A jury acquitted Gerald Stanley of second-degree murder on Friday after Boushie was shot dead on his farm in August 2016.
Gerald Stanley murder trial triggers call to change how juries selected
“Without Indigenous people on the jury, how will they understand?”
Saganash’s UNDRIP bill dominates discussion on Nation to Nation
UNDRIP bill passed second reading 217-76 with only the Conservative party voting against it.
Liberals accused of blocking committee from calling PCO to testify about MMIWG inquiry
Federal opposition MPs say Liberal members on the Indigenous Affairs committee are blocking them from calling staff from the Privy Council Office (PCO) to testify on how it is handling money, and requests dealing with the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
APTN Investigates: Indigenous people in Canada behind bars
At 52 years old, Dan Parlow has spent more than half his life, over 30…
UN Indigenous rights watchdog calls on Trudeau government to regulate Canadian mining firms operating overseas
(UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz) Jorge Barrera APTN National…
