Gladue and bail, consent and medical malpractice, and banishment

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: In 1999 the Supreme Court of Canada, in a case called Gladue, set out principles to be considered when indigenous people are involved in the criminal justice system. Judges were directed to consider all available sanctions other than imprisonment and to pay particular attention to the circumstances of aboriginal offenders. Despite the admonishments from the Supreme Court of Canada, the overrepresentation of aboriginal people in jail ...