Opinion: Training for judges should include Indigenous perspectives

In Canada, all judges and those applying to be judges must soon take additional training to address sexual assault cases.
The Judicial Accountability through Sexual Assault Law Training Bill is intended to correct the overt deficiencies within the criminal justice system regarding sexual violence against women and girls. However, one conspicuous area not being addressed by Bill C-337 which the Senate will be discussing in a second reading this fall, is the fact that Indigenous women are often ta