Opinion: Barton verdict highlights calls to action for Indigenous women and girls – Edmonton Journal
Aug 04, 2021
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Last week, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Stephen Hillier sentenced Bradley Barton to 12 and a half years in prison for the murder of Cindy Gladue. While no amount of prison time for this perpetrator would be sufficient, I am encouraged that Justice Hillier pronounced a meaningful sentence.
The verdict comes after 10 gruelling years of trials and appeals that went all the way to the Supreme Court. The case gained national attention, not only for the horrifying details of Cindy’s death, but also how Cindy was represented during the trial.
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