Cindy Gladue was found dead in a hotel room bathtub at the Yellowhead Inn in Edmonton, Alberta in June 2011.  After a pretty quick investigation, police arrested and charged Bradley Barton of Mississauga, Ontario with Cindy’s murder.  The trial that followed sparked outrage amongst the public and victims rights advocates, as well as Indigenous rights advocates.  Cindy’s murder and the trial that followed sparked the No More Stolen Sisters campaign that we see today for MMIWG, and she is widely considered an example for how Indigenous women are often portrayed and treated in the justice system. 

-K&O

 

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Sources:

2011 ABQB 492 (CanLII) | R. v. Barton | CanLII

2015 ABQB 159 (CanLII) | R v Barton | CanLII

Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (cbc.ca)

Cindy Gladue suffered her last indignity at murder trial | CBC News

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Supreme Court to review case of Ontario trucker accused in death of Edmonton woman | CBC News

Appeal Court hears trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman wants new trial | Globalnews.ca

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Supreme Court to hear questions in case of Cindy Gladue’s 2011 death at Edmonton motel | Globalnews.ca

Bradley Barton's seven-week manslaughter trial begins in Edmonton courtroom | CBC News

Supreme Court orders new trial for manslaughter in Cindy Gladue Edmonton motel death | Globalnews.ca