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Reporter, CBC Yukon. Head/heart on courts, often doing other things | @YukonNews/@TorontoStar/@TheEyeopener alumna, a bit of @VICECanada | Pfp @CathersDesigns
Nov 15, 2019 13 tweets 2 min read
This week has left me deeply exhausted on an existential level, in that it's reinforced what I guess I've always known — I will never truly "belong" in Canada. I was born and raised here. I've always carried a Canadian passport. I know both official languages (although one admittedly much better than the other). I've spent my entire life in this country. But my last name and my face will always betray that I'm one of "those" people.
May 1, 2019 145 tweets 17 min read
In court for the hearing of Darryl Sheepway's petition against the Whitehorse Correctional Centre, which alleges, among other things, that WCC uses solitary confinement under a different name. Background:

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yukon-news.com/news/wcc-misle… Before we get underway, Justice Veale is questioning why the copy of the Adult Custody Policy Manual provided to the court is redacted and says he doesn't like it. Asks YG lawyers to check into whether a full copy can be provided.