Sentencing of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief on pipeline charges delayed

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Chief Dsta’hyl found guilty of criminal contempt related to 2021 CGL pipeline blockade

Amid chants of protest outside the Smithers courthouse March 6, the sentencing of Likhts’amisyu Clan’s Chief Dsta’hyl , was postponed awaiting the completion of a Gladue report.

The Coastal GasLink pipeline, stretching across northern B.C. was mechanically completed as of October last year at a cost of $14.5 billion. These reports contain information on the unique circumstances of Indigenous people accused of offences under Canadian law. It requires a sentencing judge to consider systemic and background factors of the person, and the types of sentencing procedures and sanctions that are appropriate in the circumstances.

Williams challenged the province’s authority in the courts, citing the 1997 Delgamuukw Supreme Court of Canada ruling that orders land issues be addressed in negotiations rather than litigation.

 

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