The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) wants to change the Criminal Code of Canada to prioritize victims that are children.

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First Nation leaders push to close 'loophole' laws after judge stays fatal THC-impaired driving charge

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The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) wants the laws around child victims changed.

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Sask. Indigenous leaders call for sweeping change to laws to prioritize child victims

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for change on how courts deal with cases where the victim is a child.

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Indigenous leaders call for systemic change in Saskatchewan courts

On Sept. 9, 2021, a fatal collision took the life of nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice. Maurice was struck by a driver allegedly under the influence of cannabis. The accident saw Taylor Ashley Kennedy, 28, facing a charge of impaired driving causing death in connection with the incident. Maurice was going to school on Sept. 9, 2021, pushing her scooter at a crosswalk on 33rd Street West, when she was hit by Kennedy’s truck. On Dec. 13, in Saskatoon…

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On Sept. 9, 2021, a fatal collision took the life of nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice. Maurice was struck by a driver under the influence of cannabis. The accident saw Taylor Ashley Kennedy, 28, facing a charge of impaired driving causing death in connection with the incident. Maurice was going to school on Sept. 9, 2021, pushing her scooter at a crosswalk on 33rd Street West, when she was hit by Kennedy’s truck. On Dec. 13, in Saskatoon Provincia…

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“A miscarriage of justice” – that was a statement uttered multiple times at a press conference at the FSIN Head Office in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. The event was called following a court decision on Friday that saw a charge stayed in a high-profile THC impaired driving case. 9-year-old Baeleigh Maurice was killed on a crosswalk in September 2021 after she was struck by a vehicle. Taylor Kennedy would eventually be charged with THC impaired driv…

First Nation leaders push to close 'loophole' laws after judge stays fatal THC-impaired driving charge

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