Aboriginal Sentencing Principles Debated in Saskatchewan

By Alan Kilpatrick Three recent articles from the StarPhoenix debated Aboriginal sentencing principles in Saskatchewan courts. A StarPhoenix editorial from September 27, 2014 commented that Cunliff Barnett, a retired British Columbia judge, had recently criticized Saskatchewan courts for failing to take cultural factors into account or use Gladue reports when sentencing Aboriginal people.  WJ Vancise, a retired Saskatchewan Court of...