Boushie’s cousin, Jade Tootoosis, said she and her family members are focused on building relationships with people in Ottawa who have the power to change the way Indigenous people are treated in Canada’s justice system. “We have little to no faith in the justice system. “As a country, we must and we can do better” — an echo of a tweet Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould sent after the verdict was delivered. The justice minister is expected to meet with Boushie’s family Tuesday, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. Kevin Seesequasis, a Cree Nation councillor in Saskatchewan, said both Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents are reeling from what he describes as a horrible failure of the criminal justice system.

Source: thestar February 12, 2018 16:44 UTC