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Originally Posted by Coys1882
I read somewhere only 200 some showed up. Sorry - can't find source.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...nley-1.4506931
You're right. And while not quite explicit in that article, I had read a lot of the no-shows were Indigenous. Which really is somewhat understandable in the sense they live so far away, many don't have transport, and rightfully-or-wrongfully probably felt disenfranchised with the Canadian justice system.
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Glen Luther, a criminal law professor at the University of Saskatchewan, called the turnout "disappointing."
"As we learn about the size of the judicial boundary, it seems obvious that many people in the far north would not be able or willing to travel to Battleford," he said.
One female juror expressed concern about having to travel for 45 minutes to and from the courthouse during the trial.
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