The top court in the province, the Court of Appeal, is ordering a judicial inquiry into how juries are selected in Thunder Bay. Specifically, why First Nations don't have a chance of being part of a jury. It was all sparked by a complaint when it was discovered that aboriginal people were not represented in two coroners inquests that involved the deaths of two native people. The first was the jailhouse death of Jacy Pierre, a 27-year-old who died of an overdose and the death of 15 year old Reggie Bushie. 
Friday, March 11, 2011
Judicial inquiry ordered into jury rolls
The top court in the province, the Court of Appeal, is ordering a judicial inquiry into how juries are selected in Thunder Bay. Specifically, why First Nations don't have a chance of being part of a jury. It was all sparked by a complaint when it was discovered that aboriginal people were not represented in two coroners inquests that involved the deaths of two native people. The first was the jailhouse death of Jacy Pierre, a 27-year-old who died of an overdose and the death of 15 year old Reggie Bushie. 