Originally held on April 30, 2011, the archived conference is now available for purchase either as a video stream with downloadable link to materials; or on CD-Rom (audio archive with program materials).

Aboriginal people have long been overrepresented in correctional facilities in Canada. The 1999 landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Gladue and the provisions in Section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code have made it clear that there is a positive duty on counsel to adduce and judges to consider information related to the unique circumstances of Aboriginal people who come before the courts.

This 3rd National Conference on Aboriginal Criminal Justice Post-Gladue jointly presented by the Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario), Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto and Osgoode Professional Development, builds on the challenges and solutions put forward in the first and second groundbreaking conferences of 2008 and 2010.

An expert and widely respected faculty of judges, Crowns, defence lawyers, academics and front line Aboriginal justice and community workers will examine key challenges facing the justice system. They will share their practical experience; look at what’s working and what isn’t, and what the priorities should be moving forward. This conference will be a forum for discussion and there will be plenty of opportunity for your questions and comments.

If you work with Aboriginal offenders, this is an important event that you should not miss.

Co-Presented with

Chairs

Judy L. Mungovan, Acting Deputy Director, Aboriginal Justice Leadership Team, Criminal Law Division, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

Jonathan Rudin, Program Director, Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto

OPD Program Lawyer

Mary Park

mpark@osgoode.yorku.ca