Current Problems: Justice (25-42)
Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of New Brunswick"
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October 6, 2023
People accused of killing Indigenous women less likely to be charged with first-degree murder: study
Several factors from funding to distrust of colonial systems may contribute to the sentencing decisions APTN News: A report from Statistics Canada shows that there’s a disparity in the way homicide cases involving Indigenous women and girls are handled in the Canadian legal system. Data between 2009 and 2021 indicated that first-degree murder charges, the...
December 16, 2022
Systemic racism report calls for N.B. task force, not the inquiry sought by First Nations
Indigenous leaders say a public inquiry into systemic racism against Indigenous peoples is still needed CBC News: The province’s commissioner of systemic racism is calling for “a task force focused on dismantling systemic racism in New Brunswick policing” and more education for senior government officials and politicians “on the meaning of systemic racism.” But Commissioner Manju...
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