Indigenous-led parliamentary petition asks feds for Parole Board reforms

The Métis Nation of Alberta initiated the petition, which is being sponsored by NDP MP Blake Desjarlais, after one of Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal's killers was granted day parole.

Métis hunters Jacob Sansom and his uncle, Maurice Cardinal, were murdered in March 2020. The Parole Board of Canada’s decision to grant one of their killers day parole spurred a petition calling for reforms to the board. (Alberta Native News)

This piece was originally published in Alberta Native News.

The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) has launched a petit…