FSIN asks Federal government for action on jury selection process
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) chief Bobby Cameron said the FSIN has sent a letter to Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould asking for some action to “acknowledge the diversity” related to the jury selection process in Canada.
“Let’s make some decisions that are going to justify the diversity that we live in here in Saskatchewan and across Canada,” said Cameron to press outside the Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford Friday, during the Gerald Stanley trial.
Stanley is facing a charge of second degree murder related to the fatal shooting of Colten Boushie of Red Pheasant First Nation on Stanley’s Biggar area farm yard in Aug. 2016.
The Boushie family have spoken out about their concerns after the jury was selected, asking why there were no visible Indigenous people selected for the jury.