Peace and good order : the case for Indigenous justice in Canada / Harold R. Johnson.
"An urgent, informed, intimate condemnation of the Canadian state and its failure to deliver justice to Indigenous people by national bestselling author and former Crown prosecutor Harold R. Johnson. "The night of the decision in the Gerald Stanley trial for the murder of Colten Boushie, I received a text message from a retired provincial court judge. He was feeling ashamed for his time in a system that was so badly tilted. I too feel this way about my time as both defence counsel and as a Crown prosecutor; that I didn't have the courage to stand up in the court room and shout 'Enough is enough.' This book is my act of taking responsibility for what I did, for my actions and inactions."--Harold R. Johnson. In early 2018, the failures of Canada's justice system were sharply and painfully revealed in the verdicts issued in the deaths of Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine. The outrage and confusion that followed those verdicts inspired former Crown prosecutor and bestselling author Harold R. Johnson to make the case against Canada for its failure to fulfill its duty under Treaty to effectively deliver justice to Indigenous people, worsening the situation and ensuring long-term damage to Indigenous communities. In this direct, concise, and essential volume, Harold R. Johnson examines the justice system's failures to deliver "peace and good order" to Indigenous people. He explores the part that he understands himself to have played in that mismanagement, drawing on insights he has gained from the experience; insights into the roots and immediate effects of how the justice system has failed Indigenous people, in all the communities in which they live; and insights into the struggle for peace and good order for Indigenous people now."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780771048722 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 153 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: [Toronto] : McClelland & Stewart, 2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Opening argument: the case against Canadian justice -- Testimony. 1 I fell into law by chance ; 2 My experience suggests I didn't change the system, it changed me ; 3 I was perpetuating both the system and the suffering ; 4 As a prosecutor, there were no community-based sanctions available to me ; 5 In northern Saskatchewan, alcohol is the elephant in the room ; 6 Redemption is important not just at sentencing, it's fundamental to well-being ; 7 Going to a white man's court and testifying against a community member feels like betrayal ; 8 When white people appear in court, they are treated differently ; 9 Incarceration is contagious and in many of our communities it is epidemic -- Death of a brother: I spoke about Garry, about his life and who he was -- Closing argument: the case for indigenous justice. |
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Subject: | Indigenous peoples > Legal status, laws, etc. > Canada. Indigenous peoples > Canada. Criminal justice, Administration of > Canada. |
Topic Heading: | Aboriginal. First Nations Collection. Festival of the Written Arts 2021 > Sechelt (B.C.) Indigenous collection. |
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