According to the dissent, as long as the jury was selected from a representative jury roll, the accused's right to a fair, independent and impartial hearing would be met. (rabble.ca)
In 2013, Former Supreme Court judge Frank Iacobucci, who authored a report on the lack of Indigenous representation on jury rolls on First Nations reserves, recommended that the Ministry of the Attorney General «undertake a prompt and urgent review» of «using the OHIP database.» (thestar.com)
Last week the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R v. Kokopenace, concerning the issue of underrepresentation of Aboriginal people living on reserves on jury rolls in Ontario. (rabble.ca)