Nunavut publication ban 'erodes' confidence in justice system

Nunavut publication ban 'erodes' confidence in justice system

Arguments over a publication ban in Iqaluit about a case involving several historical and current sexual assault allegations has been pushed until the end of May. On Thursday, lawyers for the Crown, defence and an Inuit organization were in court debating whether the accused should have their name protected for the trial. According to the Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association, it wants the ban lifted because it’s “deeply concerned that the …