‘Shouldn’t be sitting here another day’: Bail hearing held for Sask. sisters in jail since 1994
“Unfortunately, it took almost three decades to get to this stage and here we are today,” said Kaip. “I doubt that we will see today just because the judge wants to consider all of the evidence and we want him to do that job. It would be wonderful if we got a decision today particularly if it was a positive decision because these women have been waiting a long time.
“It’s just another example of how First Nations women’s voices are being silenced by a racist, patriarchal justice system,” said VC Bear. “They have served 30 years of hard time for a crime they did not commit. The facts of the case show the women deserve more than bail, they deserve exoneration for this crime and retribution for the miscarriage of justice.”
Kaip questioned the Quewezance sisters about their criminal records both before and since that murder conviction. Lockyer questioned the sisters on the efforts they’ve made to deal with challenges like the use of drugs and alcohol which they said they have struggled with since their conviction.
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