The Supreme Court of Canada will decide this Fall how many aboriginal jurors is enough to convict where the accused is an aboriginal. The Government of Ontario is arguing that its a problem without a solution in the face of years of under-representation of aboriginals on juries. The case arises in the 2008 conviction of an aboriginal man by a jury with no aboriginals on it. The appeal court upheld the conviction but put its decision on hold. Until we know the answer, there’s always the evidence. CP24
