Apr 8, 2021 | Updates
On April 7, 2021, Federal Minister of Justice David Lametti, announced his decision to order a retrial in the case of Jacques Delisle. Read Innocence Canada’s response to this news here, in English or French.
Apr 1, 2021 | Updates
Read Innocence Canada’s press release following Federal Minister of Justice David Lametti’s announcement on March 31, 2021, on the appointment of Justice Harry LaForme and Justice Westmoreland-Traoré to lead consultations on the structure of Canada’s wrongful...
Feb 6, 2020 | Updates
A federal plan to create an independent body to seek out and correct possible wrongful convictions represents the realization of a 25 year-dream for the innocence movement. On December 13, 2019, the Federal Department of Justice received a mandate to create an...
Dec 5, 2019 | Updates
Innocence Canada Presents: My Name is John Artis Synopsis: The film explores the life of John Artis, who was wrongfully convicted of a triple homicide in 1967 alongside his co-accused, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. Through a series of interviews, John reflects on his...
Nov 25, 2019 | Updates
“I was devastated, I was just numb. I just stated to the court that ‘I’m officially wrongly convicted as of right now’.” “Because I knew I was innocent.”- Glen Assoun In 1999 Glen Assoun was convicted of a murder he didn’t...
