National Post- Indigenous murderer’s childhood trauma ignored by parole board, court rules
Jeffrey George Ewert, 61, was convicted in 1984 after he sexually assaulted and strangled two women in British Columbia in two separate incidents while highly intoxicated, killing one and leaving the other severely disabled.
Article contentThe Parole Board of Canada denied his application for day parole in 2022, concluding he still posed an undue risk to society. But a Federal Court judge in Montreal last week overturned that decision, ruling the board failed to consider what are known as Gladue factors — Ewert’s traumatic childhood and the Indigenous healing process he has undertaken.
The case will now return to the parole board’s appeal division for a new assessment. Demnati said she’s “very hopeful” Ewert, who has been behind bars for 40 years, will be granted day parole.
Hopefully someone related to one of the affected families knows where Jeffery Ewart gets to live out his days.
That’s no problem right? reconciliation and all that….
Will Nora Demnati take responsibility if her client commits additional crimes while on day parole? or just absconds once he is released?
How about Judge Jocelyne Gagne?
“Since his sentencing, Ewert has engaged in a healing process and practised traditional Indigenous teachings that have helped him deal with his anger, triggers and substance abuse, wrote Justice Jocelyne Gagne. ”
“substance abuse” did he have access to substances in prison?
I used to work with “inmates” many years ago, though in those benighted days we called them “cons” or convicts. One former con told me drugs were easier to get in the provincial jail (where he’d served several sentences of two years less a day, and was always paroled after about nine months) than they were outside prison.
How did this victim of white oppression serve 40 years when the maximum is 25 years and sentences can’t be consecutive? It seems he was considered dangerous.
Btw, this “indigenous” fellow is only about one quarter Indian. His Mother was Metis, or half Indian, and his Father was British, so he’s maximum 25% Indian. How far down the genetic line does this farcical Gladue decision go, is a person whose great great grandfather was Indian still receive the Gladue get out of jail Free card?
He’s in jail and been refused parole because he was considered a danger to the public even with the NPB’s amazingly lax standards, has he been miraculously rehab’ed or is this just another farce in our justice industry?
Metis? Louis Riel was Metis. He was something like 1/16 Indian. His great- great grandchildren are all still Metis. I have a cousin’s kid who is a PhD and a professor who plays the Metis part for great personal benefit. Her Metis grandfather is as white as my ass. I had a Metis client, who looked part Indian, who married a blond Ukrainian and had blond kids. They are Metis. Metis is the gift that keeps on giving. Some day all Canadians will be Metis.
Worked with a guy who constantly talked about being Metis and the benefits of that status. I asked him a question about Louis Riel once and he had no idea who I was talking about!
Actually Don, the maximum is not 25 years, it’s life with no chance of parole for 25 years.
But then they sneaked in the “faint hope” clause – in some cases parole will be considered after only 15 years.
They use the 1 drop standard, like most racists.
” …miraculously rehab’d or … just another farce in our justice industry …”
They’re the same thing.
Just identify as Indian, like Lizzy May or Lizzy Warren and you can do whatever you want with Social Justice in a Post National State.
“… Indigenous healing process he has undertaken.”
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Why do I get the feeling that “indigenous healing process” falls withing the category of shock therapy, leech bloodletting, and Master Snigglebottom’s Magic Elixir to Cure What Ails Ya?
Shock therapy as in electric shock? I don’t think that will fix him, but it might help his surviving victim(s?) or the families of those he murdered, so I won’t be sad if it is tried.
He should be shot with his own ball of shit.
This is yet another example from a list too long of how much they hate our guts.
If they could lock him up on the Rez and not leave, I would have no problem. He can then torment his own apologists.
PBC and CSC bend themselves over backwards in Aboriginal Social History (ASH) nonsense when applying Gladue principal, and now this lib/ndp coalition wants to extends this to blacks.
“Demnati said she’s ‘very hopeful’ Ewert, who has been behind bars for 40 years, will be granted day parole …
Here, let me finish that sentence:
… and will move into her basement apartment.”
No, eh…..
regarding the childhood abuse angle, isnt that a red flag? isnt it true that statistically,
sex offenders share that historical tidbit more than avg off-the-shelf diddler?
SO SHOULD THAT NOT BE REASON TO ‘ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION’?
I guess I’m just an old softie. I say grant him day parole. Just make sure he’s wearing a leg iron attached to a longish chain (1/2″ links) that’s attached to the prison front gatepost, and he can be free to wander about a bit.
I’ll let others argue just how long the chain should be but put me down for 10 feet.
BTW, 1/2″ chain is pretty heavy, so those arguing for longer lengths are also arguing for some strenuous exercise. 200 feet of 1/2″ chain is very heavy!**
There are also some good arguments for allowing just 1 link and he can just lean up against the gate post. But hey! He’s outside the gates on parole.
**About 2.5 pounds per foot, so 200′ would come in at around 500 pounds.
https://www.sotra.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/weight-for-stud-link-anchor-chains.pdf
A native killing other natives should be let off easy because of soapstone and teepees..
The way things are going, if you’re looking for justice, you’ll have to do it yourself.