OTTAWA — A British Columbia judge is warning that what he calls a 'tsunami' of Indigenous identity fraud cases is coming to Canadian courts.
OTTAWA — A British Columbia judge is warning that what he calls a"tsunami" of Indigenous identity fraud cases is coming to Canadian courts.
He says judges must be"alive to the issue" and require proof that ensures an offender is entitled to be sentenced as an Indigenous person. That could include family trauma, poverty and whether being separated from their culture could have contributed to their offence.
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