InFocus: Lack of Aboriginal representation barring justice – APTN

March 12, 2015

In this edition we put an important part of Canada’s justice system InFocus.

Juries. They carry a big responsibility to examine the facts and arrive at a verdict.

But what happens when there isn’t fair representation of Aboriginal people on those juries?

Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Deputy Grand Chief, Alvin Fiddler tells us how they are being proactive to ensure there is justice in an upcoming inquest.

Lawyers, Julian Falconer and Katherine Hensel tell us about how the problem has created a backlog of cases.