Former Crown attorney says Sask. stabbings example of systemic justice issue
Following the stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan earlier this month, criticisms about the justice system and the handling of repeat offenders have arisen.
Scott Newark — a former Alberta Crown attorney, former senior policy advisor to a federal Minister of Public Safety and executive director of the Canadian Police Association — told Roy Green on Sunday that it’s important to “delve into” situations like the stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation.
Calling the situation with Myles Sanderson an example of “systemic disconnect,” Newark said the arrest warrant that was out for Sanderson at the time when the stabbings happened was issued by the corrections and parole system. However, Newark said it’s up to police or RCMP to enforce those warrants.
He says Saskatchewan law enforcement officials have admitted that Sanderson’s capture was not a top priority.