Posted: Mar 17, 2021 5:00 AM AT | Last Updated: March 17
Brandon Rolle is a managing lawyer with Nova Scotia Legal Aid, which pushed to get impact of race and culture assessments used in court.(Nova Scotia Legal Aid)
The federal government is adopting a pioneering Nova Scotia program aimed at ensuring Black offenders receive a fair sentence in criminal court.
Ottawa plans to spend a total of $8.2 million to fund reports called impact of race and culture assessments or IRCAs. The reports aim to help judges consider how systemic racism contributes to people s interactions with the justice system. The federal government made the announcement in its fall 2020 economic statement.
People, groups invited to apply to participate in inquiry into N.S. mass killing
The team leading a public inquiry into the killing of 22 people in Nova Scotia last April is inviting people and groups to apply to participate in the inquiry process.
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Posted: Mar 10, 2021 8:56 AM AT | Last Updated: March 10
A memorial remembering shooting victim Lillian Hyslop is seen along the road in Wentworth, N.S., on Friday, April 24, 2020. The inquiry into the killings of 22 people, including Hyslop, is now seeking applications from those who wish to participate.(Liam Hennessey/The Canadian Press)
The team leading a public inquiry into the killing of 22 people in Nova Scotia last April is inviting people and groups to apply to participate in the inquiry process.