It's our understanding that the Gladue principles address discrimination within the criminal justice system. The harsh reality is that most victims are offenders and most offenders are victims. In a community much like Grand Chief was referring to here in Ontario, in the most remote communities, applying the Gladue principles would allow you to look at the entire situation as a whole rather than just examining the unique circumstances in light of the offender. We would put forth that those circumstances are also very relevant to the victim and also very relevant to the community, as was reflected in the bill. However, it extends beyond just the generic responses that would be provided within those forms in consideration of those unique circumstances.
On October 30th, 2014. See this statement in context.