The accused, an Indigenous woman with a history of trauma, abuse, and substance addiction, was sentenced following guilty pleas to impaired driving causing bodily harm, possession of cocaine, failing to comply with bail conditions, and theft.
The court imposed a blended sentence consisting of 24 days intermittent custody on weekends for impaired driving, a four-month conditional sentence for drug possession, concurrent probation orders, a three-year driving prohibition, a DNA order, and a ten-year firearms prohibition.
The sentencing decision applied Gladue principles, recognizing systemic disadvantages and the offender's efforts toward rehabilitation while balancing denunciation and deterrence.
