Restorative Justice Agreement Signed

April 10th, 2018 by Admin

 

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN FISHERIES AND OCEANS, THE PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE AND THE MI’KMAQ CONFEDERACY OF P.E.I.

PEI – April 10, 2018

The Government of Canada is committed to working with the Mi’kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island (MCPEI) to support Restorative Justice efforts.

Today, the MCPEI, the Lennox Island First Nation, the Abegweit First Nation, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) held a formal ceremony to sign a Restorative Justice agreement that adds Fisheries Act offences to the MCPEI’s Indigenous Justice Program already in place on the Island.  This is the first agreement of its kind in eastern Canada….For complete news release: Restorative Justice PRESS RELEASE April 11_2018