I should have asked this first. Thirteen years after Gladue in R. v. Ipeelee, the Supreme Court of Canada revisited the decision and found that the statistics indicate that the overrepresentation and alienation of aboriginal peoples in the criminal justice system has only worsened. Do you have any thoughts on why that might be? Is it because the Gladue principle is not being applied effectively or are there other factors at play here?
On May 17th, 2016. See this statement in context.