This is a sentencing decision for Ms. Trudeau, who was found guilty of importing nearly 3 kilograms of pure cocaine.
The court considered a joint submission for a four-year penitentiary sentence, less pre-trial custody.
The decision extensively details Ms. Trudeau's personal circumstances, including intergenerational trauma from residential schools, physical and sexual abuse, identity issues, and substance abuse, as presented in her Gladue report.
The court applied Gladue principles, acknowledging these factors as "exceptional or extenuating" circumstances that justified a sentence below the usual range for such an offence, while still emphasizing denunciation and deterrence.
