Gord Johns on Indigenous Peoples and Canada's Justice System

Mr. Chair, I want to thank my good friend from Nanaimo—Ladysmith for her important work. One thing that my colleague from Victoria talked about is the peremptory challenges that take place in jury selection. This terrible tragedy and certainly this court case have shone the light on something that most regular Canadians did not even know existed, that the crown prosecutor or the defence can remove individuals from jury selection just for the colour of their skin or what they look like. This is something that crosses all political lines. It is clear that it is an injustice. Maybe the member could speak about the urgency of the situation and that the government needs to fix this and remove this provision.