Threat of federal election could sink new wrongful conviction commission, says Innocence Canada
Bill C-40 was designed to speed up conviction review process
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Canada, Ontario reach historic $10 billion proposed First Nations treaty settlement
Community consultations, government approvals needed to finalize annuities deal
Former judge questions feds’ wrongful conviction committee
New book on wrongful convictions ‘a wake-up call to all Canadians’, says retired judge Harry LaForme
Doctrine of Discovery is a ‘legal fiction,’ but revoking it won’t herald immediate changes, experts say
The principle is entrenched in Canadian and U.S. law and may be a challenge to dismantle.
After 29 years in prison, Nerissa Quewezance makes parole – again
‘This is a very important step for Nerissa towards her freedom and towards her belief in herself,’ says lawyer.
Feds need a commission to review ‘miscarriages of justice’ for Indigenous and Black inmates: Judges
‘The current system has failed to provide remedies for women, Indigenous or Black people,’ says Harry Laforme.
Lawyer pushing Saskatchewan Justice to help downgrade murder convictions of Keeseekoose First Nation sisters
Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance have spent 29 years in prison for a crime they say they didn’t commit.
‘A case of potential wrongful conviction’: retired judges lobby for release of First Nations sisters
A cousin confessed to the crime they are doing time for.
Eagle Awards recognize community members, allies in Mississaugas of Credit First Nation
‘It means a lot on a personal level, but it means a lot overall too because one of our mandates has been about building relationships,’ says Chief Stacey Laforme
