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Aboriginal Justice Inquiry
The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry (AJI), officially the Public Inquiry into the Administration of Justice and Aboriginal People, was a public inquiry commissioned by the Manitoba government into the administration of justice regarding the 1971 murder of Helen Betty Osborne and 1988 death of J.J. Harper. Commissioned in 1988, with its final report presented in 1991, its stated purpose was "to examine the relationship between the Aboriginal peoples of Manitoba and the justice system."
The Commission of Inquiry was composed of Alvin Hamilton, former Associate Chief Justice of Manitoba of the Court of Queen's Bench, and Murray Sinclair, then-Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court and former Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.
To develop a plan to act upon the Inquiry's recommendations, the Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission was created in late November 1999.
At the time of the inquiry, Manitoba had the highest proportion of Aboriginal people in its population among the 10 provinces of Canada. (In 1996, Manitoba's population of 1.1 million included about 77,500 First Nations residents and 57,000 Métis and Non-Status Indians.)
Research carried out for the Inquiry on Provincial Court data revealed that:
The Inquiry was commissioned in 1988 in response to two high-profile incidents:
With these in mind, the Commission of Inquiry's stated purpose was "to examine the relationship between the Aboriginal peoples of Manitoba and the justice system." The Inquiry was co-chaired by Alvin Hamilton, former Associate Chief Justice of Manitoba of the Court of Queen's Bench, and Murray Sinclair, then-Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court and former Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.
The final report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry was presented in the fall of 1991, and made 296 recommendations in total.
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Aboriginal Justice Inquiry
The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry (AJI), officially the Public Inquiry into the Administration of Justice and Aboriginal People, was a public inquiry commissioned by the Manitoba government into the administration of justice regarding the 1971 murder of Helen Betty Osborne and 1988 death of J.J. Harper. Commissioned in 1988, with its final report presented in 1991, its stated purpose was "to examine the relationship between the Aboriginal peoples of Manitoba and the justice system."
The Commission of Inquiry was composed of Alvin Hamilton, former Associate Chief Justice of Manitoba of the Court of Queen's Bench, and Murray Sinclair, then-Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court and former Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.
To develop a plan to act upon the Inquiry's recommendations, the Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission was created in late November 1999.
At the time of the inquiry, Manitoba had the highest proportion of Aboriginal people in its population among the 10 provinces of Canada. (In 1996, Manitoba's population of 1.1 million included about 77,500 First Nations residents and 57,000 Métis and Non-Status Indians.)
Research carried out for the Inquiry on Provincial Court data revealed that:
The Inquiry was commissioned in 1988 in response to two high-profile incidents:
With these in mind, the Commission of Inquiry's stated purpose was "to examine the relationship between the Aboriginal peoples of Manitoba and the justice system." The Inquiry was co-chaired by Alvin Hamilton, former Associate Chief Justice of Manitoba of the Court of Queen's Bench, and Murray Sinclair, then-Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court and former Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.
The final report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry was presented in the fall of 1991, and made 296 recommendations in total.