Farewell Glen Eugene Assoun
It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Glen Assoun. Glen passed away on June 14th, leaving behind cherished memories, a legacy of love and music, and an enduring...
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Bernard Doyle Exonerated After 27 Years
On Monday, June 12th, 27 years after his wrongful conviction on manslaughter, Bernard Doyle finally heard the news that he had been praying and hoping from when the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned his conviction...
Miscarriage of Justice Likely: Wade Skiffington
INNOCENCE CANADA PRESS RELEASE – December 19, 2022 WADE SKIFFINGTON – MINISTER OF JUSTICE CONCLUDES A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE LIKELY OCCURRED IN HIS SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION FOR THE MURDER OF WANDA MARTIN IN RICHMOND, B.C....
Jacques Delisle Receives Stay of Proceedings – Prosecution Appeals Decision
Jacques Delisle Receives a Stay of Proceedings – Quebec Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions Appeals the Decision On April 8th, 2022, the Quebec Superior Court entered a stay of proceedings on Mr. Jacques Delisle’s...
Minister’s decision rendered on Jacques Delisle case
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.
Innocence Canada Endorses Leadership Choice
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...
Innocence Canada Welcomes Federal Promise of Independent Commission
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...
The John Artis Story
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...
Railroaded: The Story of Glen Assoun
“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...
50 years after wrongful conviction
David Milgaard speaks to the Globe & Mail about life after a wrongful conviction and his calling to advocate for other innocent people languishing in prisons across Canada. Read the full article.
The wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun
Today the public finally learns the details of one of the most tragic and egregious wrongful convictions in Canadian history. Glen Assoun has suffered for decades due to the professional misconduct of individuals in the...
Innocence at Stake: The Need for Continued Vigilance to Prevent Wrongful Convictions in Canada
In the fall of 2002, the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Heads of Prosecutions Committee established a Working Group on the Prevention of Miscarriages of Justice in response to a number of wrongful convictions that had been identified and...