The conspiracy itself was by its nature so dangerous, so callous and so fraught with risk that it in fact resulted in six deaths, rather than one, she said. Each man had a chance for sober second thought, she said, but despite recognizing others would be collateral damage they carried out the plan. The behaviour of both offenders in this regard was, in normative terms, off any scale that could be used. Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were each found guilty in October of conspiracy and six counts of first-degree murder. The sentences pronounced Friday were automatic and expected, but the proceedings provided an opportunity for the presentation of nine victim-impact statements.
OTTAWA Residential school survivor Evelyn Korkmaz is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to release thousands of documents that detail the sexual and physical abuse of thousands of Indigenous children at St. Anne’s residential school in the last century.
Korkmaz said the federal government has not turned over 12,300 reports from Ontario Provincial Police investigations of violations at St. Anne’s in Fort Albany, Ont. despite an Ontario Superior Court order.
Following the court order in 2014, Ottawa released heavily redacted copies of materials generated by the OPP between 1992 and 1996. They’re useless if they’re redacted, Korkmaz said in an interview with The Canadian Press. This is part of Canada’s Indigenous history. We can learn from this.
Germany’s UN Envoy Calls for Release of Kovrig and Spavor; China Fires Back
Germany’s envoy to the United Nations (U.N.), during his last scheduled U.N. Security Council meeting, called on Beijing to release Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for Christmas, prompting a harsh rebuke from China’s deputy U.N. envoy in response.
“Let me end my tenure in the Security Council by appealing to my Chinese colleagues to ask Beijing for the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor,” Christoph Heusgen, the Permanent Representative of Germany to the U.N., said during a Security Council meeting on Dec. 22.
Meng extradition would break law chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-23 09:06 Share CLOSE Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, leaves British Columbia Supreme Court, with her security team in Vancouver, British Columbia on Dec 8, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Lawyers for Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou have argued that Canada would be violating international law if she is sent to the United States to face charges, and they assert that she was subjected to an abuse of process and should be released.
In a notice filed with the British Columbia Supreme Court that was released on Friday, Meng s lawyers claim Canada should not conspire with US authorities to punish a foreign national for actions that have no real connection to the US.
OTTAWA Residential school survivor Evelyn Korkmaz is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to release thousands of documents that detail the sexual and physical abuse of thousands of Indigenous children at St. Anne’s residential school in the last century. Korkmaz said the federal government has not turned over 12,300 reports from Ontario Provincial Police […]