In 2016 Colten Boushie, a young Indigenous man, was shot and killed on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, inciting racial tensions across the province. This is the s...
This episode looks at how the shooting, trial and verdict have changed the conversation around reconciliation in Canada. It asks what people think the aftermath says about the country and where the conversation needs to go next.
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Boushie episode 6
This episode explores the debate around jury selection reform in the wake of the not guilty verdict in Gerald Stanley's second-degree murder case, and asks whether the Canadian justice system needs to change.
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Boushie episode 5
This episode goes through the jury’s verdict in Gerald Stanley's second degree murder trial, and the national reaction it triggered.
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Boushie episode 4
This episode goes through the second week of Stanley's murder trial as Stanley's defence team makes its case. It details Gerald Stanley's testimony about what happened on the farm the day Boushie was killed and explains why he’s calling it a freak accident.
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Boushie episode 3
This episode goes inside the courtroom during the first week of Stanley's murder trial as witnesses — including Gerald Stanley's son and Boushie's friends — testify about what they say happened on the farm the day Boushie was killed.
In 2016 Colten Boushie, a young Indigenous man, was shot and killed on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, inciting racial tensions across the province. This is the story of that man and the white farmer, Gerald Stanley, who was charged in his death.