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Articles by Fannie Lafontaine
How Canada committed genocide against Indigenous Peoples, explained by the lawyer central to the determination
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls concluded in its 2019 final report that the Canadian state has perpetrated genocide against Indigenous peoples. This genocide is the underlying cause of the contemporary murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls. This conclusion was “inescapable” for the commissioners and for thousands of Indigenous people across the country.
Does Canada’s treatment of Indigenous people amount to genocide?
The National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls heard thousands of stories of systemic and structural violence and reached the inescapable conclusion that the Canadian state has perpetrated a genocide against Indigenous peoples. It produced a supplementary report providing its legal analysis on the applicability of genocide. It is important for the public, especially journalists and the legal community, to read this report in full.
Canada’s genocide of Indigenous peoples: Time for decolonisation
Jul 01 2019 by Fannie Lafontaine, Amanda Ghahremani and Catherine Savard, for JusticeInfo.net On June 3, 2019, after three years of hearing thousands of stories of systemic and structural violence, Canada’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls reached the “inescapable conclusion” that Canada as a state is responsible for an ongoing genocide of Indigenous peoples.
Comment sauver la réputation et l'impact du Canada sur la justice internationale
Les débats électoraux sur le rôle du Canada dans le monde ont été rafraichissants pour ceux d'entre nous concernés par le bilan de la politique étrangère du Canada. Une problématique cruciale n'a toutefois pas été évoquée durant la campagne: celle de l'engagement du Canada envers la justice internationale.
Omar Khadr pour les nuls: comprendre les enjeux juridiques actuels
Autre défaite des avocats du gouvernement devant les tribunaux canadiens dans le dossier d'Omar Khadr, cette fois avec une conséquence concrète et majeure dans la vie du jeune prévenu : il est en liberté sous caution, au moins jusqu'à la fin de l'été ou si, et lorsque la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta décidera - en sa défaveur - de l'appel du gouvernement de la décision de le libérer. Difficile de s'y retrouver dans les méandres judiciaires de ce dossier complexe.
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