So the Minister is part of the system, it sounds like. Given that half of the residents of this territory are Indigenous and that this justice system hasn't been here for a thousand years, I'd like to ask the Minister: considering that about 90 per cent of the people incarcerated in the territory are also Indigenous, would the Minister consider that this system has served our Indigenous population well?
R.J. Simpson on Question 125-18(3): Functioning Of The Jury System In The Northwest Territories
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Question 125-18(3): Functioning Of The Jury System In The Northwest Territories
Oral Questions
February 19th, 2018
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