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DAY ONE (Thursday, April 28, 2022)

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:25)

Mitchell Walker — Director of Gladue Services, BC First Nations Justice Council, Westbank
Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Rhaea Bailey — Manager, Indigenous Services, Legal Aid BC, Vancouver

OPENING PRAYER

Elder Maria Reed – Waabigekek Ikwe

Vision for Gladue (9:25 – 10:25)

• promise and purpose of the Gladue principles
• addressing over-representation of Indigenous people in the legal system
• living under the justice system: the revolving door
• impacts of government laws, policies, and practices on Indigenous people
• judicial notice 
• highlights from the First Nations Justice Strategy respecting criminal justice reform, transition of Legal Aid services, and Indigenous courts

Mitchell Walker — Director of Gladue Services, BC First Nations Justice Council, Westbank
Rosalie C.N. Yazzie — BC First Nations Justice Council, Nesika Law Corporation, Westbank

BREAK (10:25 – 10:45)

The Current State of Gladue (10:45 – 12:00)

• introduction of The Gladue Principles—A Guide to the Jurisprudence and supporting guides
• how did the Gladue principles emerge and how have they developed since
• roles and duties of the court and counsel
• case law update: evolving applications of the Gladue principles

Professor Benjamin Ralston — University of Saskatchewan College of Law, Saskatoon

Questions and Discussion (12:00 – 12:30)

LUNCH (12:30 – 1:15)

Gladue Reports and Processes (1:15 – 2:30)

• Gladue myths busted
• what are Gladue Reports and who is doing them
• how to get them, how to apply for them
• Gladue Reports and pre-sentencing reports: what is the difference
• what constitutes "restorative justice"
• challenges when there are no treatment or other options available
• resources
• BC First Nations Justice Strategy—preventative process
• healing plan—between day of arrest and first appearance
• referrals and submissions
• how Crown and defense can get information before the court
• Legal Aid tariff and how lawyers can use it

David Griffiths — Manager of Criminal Immigration and Appeals, Legal Aid BC, Vancouver
Mitchell Walker — Director of Gladue Services, BC First Nations Justice Council, Westbank

Questions and Discussion (2:30 – 2:45)

BREAK (2:45 – 3:00)

BC Prosecution Services Guidelines for Gladue (3:00 – 3:45)

• reducing overrepresentation in charging and sentencing
• alternatives to prosecution
• including Gladue earlier in the process 

Leah B.M. Fontaine, KC — Crown Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Duncan

Closing Comments (3:45 – 4:00)

Mitchell Walker — Director of Gladue Services, BC First Nations Justice Council, Westbank
Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Rhaea Bailey — Manager, Indigenous Services, Legal Aid BC, Vancouver

CLOSING PRAYER

Elder Maria Reed – Waabigekek Ikwe

DAY TWO (Friday, April 29, 2022)

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Mitchell Walker — Director of Gladue Services, BC First Nations Justice Council, Westbank
Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Rhaea Bailey — Manager, Indigenous Services, Legal Aid BC, Vancouver

OPENING PRAYER

Elder Maria Reed – Waabigekek Ikwe

Therapeutic Justice and Trauma Informed Practice (9:10 – 10:30)

• application of Gladue to specific Indigenous groups
• over-incarceration of Indigenous women: looking at alternatives
• Gladue in the youth context

Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Martha Kahnapace — Vancouver

BREAK (10:30 – 10:45)

Gathering Interview: A Demonstration Part One (10:45 – 11:45)

• trauma informed practice and re-traumatization
• how to approach client for information
• how to approach other people who have information
• tools for success: link between information and assisting the court

Anne Marie Cirillo, MA — Applied Theatre Practitioner, VOICEInstinct | Consulting, Victoria
Lisbeth Haigh-Turner — Gladue Report Writer, Victoria
Mitchell Walker — Director of Gladue Services, BC First Nations Justice Council, Westbank

Questions and Discussion (11:45 – 12:00)

LUNCH (12:00 – 12:45)

View from the Bench (12:45 – 1:15)

The Honourable Madam Justice Ardith Walpetko We’dalx Walkem — Supreme Court of BC, Chilliwack

Gladue Interview: A Demonstration Part Two (1:15 – 2:15)

Anne Marie Cirillo, MA — Applied Theatre Practitioner, VOICEInstinct | Consulting, Victoria
Lisbeth Haigh-Turner — Gladue Report Writer, Victoria
Mitchell Walker — Director of Gladue Services, BC First Nations Justice Council, Westbank

BREAK (2:15 – 2:30)

Community of Practice: Working Together to Fulfill the Promise of Gladue (2:30 – 3:30)

Moderators:
Mitchell Walker — Director of Gladue Services, BC First Nations Justice Council, Westbank
Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Rhaea Bailey — Manager, Indigenous Services, Legal Aid BC, Vancouver

Panelists:
The Honourable Judge Linda D. Thomas — Provincial Court of BC, Williams Lake
Anne Marie Cirillo
Lisbeth Haigh-Turner — Gladue Report Writer, Victoria
Sarah Runyon — Marion & Runyon, Campbell River
Darryl Shackelly — Executive Director, Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC, North Vancouver

Questions and Discussion (3:30 – 4:00)

CLOSING PRAYER

Elder Maria Reed – Waabigekek Ikwe