Justice committee  Unfortunately, the number in Saskatchewan of indigenous people in corrections is 85%. It's quite the number. One thought I did have is that our organization represents 70% of people who live off reserve, and the majority live in urban centres across Canada. They come to urban ce

Justice committee  That's a really good point with respect to systemic problems, because it is. Within the system itself, when people enter the court process, particularly indigenous people, they don't have the resources to address any of the kinds of things that have been levelled against them by

Justice committee  One of the biggest issues I thought about when coming here was indigenous people's right to access justice. I believe it should be a right. Unfortunately, what I found within the court system itself, and I'm sure it's the case all over Canada, is that it tends to be territorial.

Justice committee  I can give you quite a bit of experience from my role as a justice of the peace in Saskatchewan. For example, Saskatchewan spends $600 million a year on justice, and the Canadian government spends $660 million. Those are huge numbers when you look at a small province like Saskatc

Justice committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, good morning. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. I first want to acknowledge the Algonquin people on whose traditional ancestral homelands we are assembled here today. My name is Kim Beaudin. I'm a status Indian from