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Attention of:
Chief Judge The Honorable T.J. Matchet
Judge Raymond Bodnarek
Crown prosecutor Patricia Innes
"On a Monday afternoon in June 2015, "Angela Cardinal" was led into an Edmonton courtroom handcuffed and in leg shackles. Metallic rattling echoed as a sheriff escorted the 28-year-old to the witness stand."
(Angela Cardinal is not the woman's real name. A publication ban prohibits her identification. The family is currently fighting the ban)
At the request of Crown prosecutor Patricia Innes, Judge Raymond Bodnarek ordered that "Cardinal" be remanded to the Edmonton Remand Centre, where she was held for 5 days despite her pleas to be released into her mother's care. She was transported to and from the court in the same van as her attacker, Blanchard, and had to sit in a cell in court in plain view of him! She was even called Ms. Blanchard (her attacker's name) by Judge Raymond Bodnarek!
Bodnarek used Section 545(1)(b) of the Criminal Code, which applies to witnesses who refuse to answer questions, as an excuse for the incarceration of the victim, in spite of the victim's continued willingness to testify.
Her story has spread all over Canada and even the US.
It was written about in the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/...
And even got the attention of TYT (The Young Turks) who aired a 8:36 minute segment about it, which at this moment has reached 80k views, 399 shares, and plenty of comments. Of course those numbers are still rising.
https://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks/videos/1015...
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, the Alberta Judicial Council stated that it had not received any complaints about how provincial court Judge Raymond Bodnarek conducted the hearing in this case. Of course not! The victim was Native. Had she been a white woman there would have been an outcry long before now and action would have been taken!
We demand a public apology from Crown prosecutor Patricia Innes and Judge Raymond Bodnarek and the removal from office of said individuals. Judge Bodnarek had/has no legal grounds to justify his actions, nor did/does Crown prosecutor Patricia Innes for her demand that the victim be remanded!
The continuing mistreatment and open racism against members of First Nations by the justice system is unacceptable.
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Treatment of Indigenous individuals needs to change. Men and women both deserve the same rights as any other race is shown.
This must NEVER happen again. This must be made right as much as possible. She deserves an apology, financial compensation for re-traumatizing her, free medical and psychological support for her lifetime, and anyone involved in accepting the decision to drive her with her attacker should be fired.
In this day and age, members in the justice system should know the difference between what is helpful and what is harmful towards a sexual assault victim.
No one should have to go through that as a victim, race should not even be involved. I am not an aboriginal or of native heritage and I am apalled that this could happen in this day and age, The judge that ordered that is plainly a racist and there is no room for that in our justice system. That it took this long to deal with this is ridiculous and that judge should forfeit his position as a judge. This kind of treatment for any victim should not be tolerated!
The demand of the Crown prosecuter and the willingness of the judge to remand a sexual assault victim is unexcusable.
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stop jailing victims. free them now! its racist. jail the criminals.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Attention of:
Chief Judge The Honorable T.J. Matchet
Judge Raymond Bodnarek
Crown prosecutor Patricia Innes
"On a Monday afternoon in June 2015, "Angela Cardinal" was led into an Edmonton courtroom handcuffed and in leg shackles. Metallic rattling echoed as a sheriff escorted the 28-year-old to the witness stand."
(Angela Cardinal is not the woman's real name. A publication ban prohibits her identification. The family is currently fighting the ban)
At the request of Crown prosecutor Patricia Innes, Judge Raymond Bodnarek ordered that "Cardinal" be remanded to the Edmonton Remand Centre, where she was held for 5 days despite her pleas to be released into her mother's care. She was transported to and from the court in the same van as her attacker, Blanchard, and had to sit in a cell in court in plain view of him! She was even called Ms. Blanchard (her attacker's name) by Judge Raymond Bodnarek!
Bodnarek used Section 545(1)(b) of the Criminal Code, which applies to witnesses who refuse to answer questions, as an excuse for the incarceration of the victim, in spite of the victim's continued willingness to testify.
Her story has spread all over Canada and even the US.
It was written about in the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/...
And even got the attention of TYT (The Young Turks) who aired a 8:36 minute segment about it, which at this moment has reached 80k views, 399 shares, and plenty of comments. Of course those numbers are still rising.
https://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks/videos/1015...
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, the Alberta Judicial Council stated that it had not received any complaints about how provincial court Judge Raymond Bodnarek conducted the hearing in this case. Of course not! The victim was Native. Had she been a white woman there would have been an outcry long before now and action would have been taken!
We demand a public apology from Crown prosecutor Patricia Innes and Judge Raymond Bodnarek and the removal from office of said individuals. Judge Bodnarek had/has no legal grounds to justify his actions, nor did/does Crown prosecutor Patricia Innes for her demand that the victim be remanded!
The continuing mistreatment and open racism against members of First Nations by the justice system is unacceptable.
26 Comments
How can our people begin to start to heal when issues like this are an ongoing norm beginning from our history up til now? This is Canada and Canada exploits multiculturalism, however it seems to be the opposite when it comes to the unfair treatment towards our native people. We are not animals nor savages to be disregarded as meaningless, we are a people who hurt from what we've lived through and continue to live through today. The meaning of justice is fairness and this poor young lady and her family deserve that❤
Treatment of Indigenous individuals needs to change. Men and women both deserve the same rights as any other race is shown.
This must NEVER happen again. This must be made right as much as possible. She deserves an apology, financial compensation for re-traumatizing her, free medical and psychological support for her lifetime, and anyone involved in accepting the decision to drive her with her attacker should be fired.
In this day and age, members in the justice system should know the difference between what is helpful and what is harmful towards a sexual assault victim.
No one should have to go through that as a victim, race should not even be involved. I am not an aboriginal or of native heritage and I am apalled that this could happen in this day and age, The judge that ordered that is plainly a racist and there is no room for that in our justice system. That it took this long to deal with this is ridiculous and that judge should forfeit his position as a judge. This kind of treatment for any victim should not be tolerated!
The demand of the Crown prosecuter and the willingness of the judge to remand a sexual assault victim is unexcusable.
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stop jailing victims. free them now! its racist. jail the criminals.
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How can our people begin to start to heal when issues like this are an ongoing norm beginning from our history up til now? This is Canada and Canada exploits multiculturalism, however it seems to be the opposite when it comes to the unfair treatment towards our native people. We are not animals nor savages to be disregarded as meaningless, we are a people who hurt from what we've lived through and continue to live through today. The meaning of justice is fairness and this poor young lady and her family deserve that❤