The offender, an Aboriginal woman with no prior criminal record, was convicted of trafficking in Oxycodone.
A Gladue Report detailed her history of intergenerational trauma, substance abuse, and significant efforts at self-rehabilitation prior to her involvement with the criminal justice system.
The court applied Gladue and Ipeelee principles, finding that a custodial sentence would severely disrupt her rehabilitation and her role as a mother.
The court imposed a suspended sentence with 18 months of probation and 100 hours of community service.
