Exploring Theme: "Court Cases"

NationTalk: Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory) – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has appealed a recent Federal Court decision related to our 10-year fight for government accountability and transparency following our complaint against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) for secretly and illegally spying on Indigenous land defenders and environmental groups.  If...

The lead investigator was in close contact with the lawyer for ‘A.B.,’ but didn’t collect a statement or request a polygraph. [Editor’s note: This article contains stories about trauma and abuse. It may be triggering to some readers.] The Tyee: RCMP senior brass kept close tabs on a historical sexual assault investigation into a “well-known...

Mountie testifies about lack of cooperation from witnesses, his own Indigineity and ‘revolving door Natives’.  APTN News: A Mountie learned first-hand how much First Nations people dislike the RCMP while investigating allegations of abuse at an Indian day school 50 years ago, a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal heard Wednesday. Sgt. Quinton Mackie said he couldn’t...