OUR BREAKING POINT

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The Appeal Ongoing Systemic Violence and Discrimination Grounds of Appeal The learned trial judge erred in law in his instructions to the jury with respect to manslaughter. The learned trial judge erred in law in his instruction to the jury with respect to motive. The learned trial judge erred in law in making a ruling under s. 276 of the Criminal Code after the close of evidence without any application having been brought by the defence and without a hearing on the issue. The learned trial judge erred in law in instructing the jury that the complainants consent on a previous occasion could be used to support a finding of honest but mistaken belief in consent on this occasion. “There needs to be a 360° analysis of what happens in Canadian courtrooms and the Canadian justice system.” - Katherine Hensel “Courts have never been kind or considerate of Indigenous women. The trust that should be a cornerstone of this relationship has been mostly absent and often violent.” - Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women 22 | Our Breaking Point: Canada’s Violation of Rights in Life & Death
Interveners: Women’s Legal Education Action Fund (LEAF) and and the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (IAAW) The interveners challenge the dehumanization of Cindy Gladue at trial and the violation of her autonomy and self-determination. The criminal justice system’s treatment of Ms. Gladue fits into the pattern of systemic discrimination against so-called “risky women.” By engaging in this intervention, the interveners are not endorsing the criminal justice system as the answer for ongoing colonial gender violence. Rather, the interveners challenge the criminal justice system for perpetuating myths and stereotypes that undermine consent and autonomy by stigmatizing Indigenous women. 23
Page 1: OUR BREAKING POINT: Canada’s Viol
Page 4 and 5: Canadians have failed to respond to
Page 6 and 7: Contents I Will Fight, a poem by Ge
Page 8 and 9: Where's the collective outrage?
Page 10 and 11: Edmonton Journal, March 26, 2015
Page 12 and 13: “The manner in which Cindy Gladue
Page 14 and 15: “Those who know the legacy of vio
Page 16 and 17: Anger and Tears: Rallies Across Can
Page 18 and 19: Cindy Gladue’s mother Donna McLeo
Page 20 and 21: FRED CHARTRAND / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Page 24 and 25: Cindy Gladue (left-centre) with her
Page 26 and 27: A Human Rights Crisis: Missing and
Page 28 and 29: 135. Jacqueline Bruno 18 2010 AB 13
Page 30 and 31: 327. Sharon Fox 43 2010 AB 328. Sce
Page 32 and 33: 519. Karen Lafond 21 2003 SK 520. E
Page 34 and 35: 711. Stephanie Pare 32 2006 ON 712.
Page 36 and 37: 903. Tina Thompson 20 1993 BC 904.
Page 38 and 39: “How do we heal from colonial gen
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