Calgary Indigenous Court shows accountability and public safety can co-exist with healing and restoration

The model can and should be replicated across Canada by leaders willing to remove barriers, build partnerships, and enhance approaches that are culturally grounded.
The Calgary Indigenous Court’s success stories show what becomes possible when justice partners work together to address the factors that contribute to offending behaviour, write Senator Mary Jane McCallum and Krysia Przepiorka.

To speak to the success experienced by Indigenous Peoples within the Calgary Indigenous Court is to speak to the individuals who have come before it, and the people who have walked alongside them. The court’s success is reflected not only in outcomes, but also in its abili...

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