Several people camped out on the front lawn of the Legislative Building Thursday night, hoping to spark change in the treatment of Indigenous people.
Hours after a jury found Raymond Cormier not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Tina Fontaine, Darla Contois and a friend made her way to the Legislative grounds and set up a tent and a fire.
They say they want change to the way the justice system treats Indigenous people.
“We’re doing this because we want change, not because we want attention,” Contois said.
“I came here because I realized there wasn’t going to be anything that was going to change if I went back home and went to my job today. So I did it myself.”
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More people have joined Contois since she set up, and as of Friday morning, five people sat and gathered around two fires, while a nearby tent sported a sign saying, “We deserve justice on our own land”.
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Contois says there are no immediate plans to leave the Legislative grounds, and said it’s all dependent on what changes are made.
A walk to remember Tina Fontaine will be held Friday beginning at 10:30 a.m., starting at the Law Courts Building on Portage Avenue, and ending at Oodena Circle at The Forks.
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