Reforms proposed by the Liberal government could succeed in reducing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system, a Toronto lawyer says. Holmes Skinner says a few of the reforms may have a greater impact on Indigenous overrepresentation than others. According to Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Indigenous people accounted for 25 per cent of all inmates in Canada, yet just 4.3 per cent of the population, in 2016. Critics say the trial was biased because Stanley's lawyers excused five potential jurors who appeared to be Indigenous. Indigenous justice advocates say peremptory challenges contributed to a biased jury in the Colten Boushie trial.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2018 15:17 UTC