WINNIPEG — A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago is getting another court date and a chance to clear his name.
Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred. "The minister's decision to order a new trial is not a decision about the guilt or innocence of the applicant," a written statement from Virani's office said Tuesday. James Lockyer, a lawyer and director with Innocence Canada, has said there needs to be an examination of homicide convictions involving Indigenous people over that last five decades in Manitoba.