Friday, October 11, 2013

Jury Rolls Committee Meets in Thunder Bay

A Provincial Committee continues to work on implementing a set of recommendations aimed at getting more aboriginal  representation on jury rolls.

They met in Thunder Bay this afternoon.

Co-Chair Assistant Deputy Attorney General Irwin Glasberg says they spoke with a remote First Nation woman who told them she received a letter for jury duty but she ignored it.

Co-Chair and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says they've heard of some cases where entire communities have been left out of jury duty.