Scrapping peremptory challenges would increase jury diversity: Edmonton lawyer

Increased representation of Indigenous people on juries could be achieved by getting rid of peremptory challenges, says an Edmonton criminal defence lawyer.
The federal government has said it will review the jury selection process after a public outcry in the wake of a Saskatchewan jury’s recent acquittal of farmer Gerald Stanley in the shooting death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie.
Indigenous people are being excluded from juries for a “variety of reasons,” including through pe