Alison Craig

The offender was sentenced for aggravated assault, firearm offences, and drug trafficking following an unprovoked knife attack to collect a drug debt.

The court imposed a global sentence of 12 years, emphasizing denunciation and deterrence while recognizing the offender's rehabilitative potential and the mitigating impact of systemic anti-Black racism detailed in an Impact of Race and Cultural Assessment.

The sentence was reduced by a 1.5:1 Summers credit for pre-sentence custody, a 6-month reduction for a Charter breach involving mistreatment by correctional officers, and a 1-year Duncan credit for harsh lockdown conditions.

The remaining sentence to be served is 47 months and 28 days.

The applicant brought a motion before the Court of Appeal.

A non-publication order under s. 517 of the Criminal Code was imposed at the bail hearing below.

Because the decision contains information covered by that order, the Court directed that the decision will not be published online until the non-publication order ceases to be in effect, though a copy is available at the Registry.