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Proposed federal justice reforms could reduce number of Indigenous, Black people in system, say advocates


Posted: May 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 10
A protester holds a Black Lives Matter sign behind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as people take part in an anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 5, 2020.(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
Advocates for justice system reform are welcoming new proposals from the federal government to address the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous individuals and other racialized groups in the criminal justice system.
In the recent federal budget, the government pledged $216.4 million over five years, and $43.3 million each year after that, to divert Black and Indigenous youth and young people of colour from the courts. ....

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