By Dominique Gen\u00e9, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A Quebec Chief Justice has ruled that a class action lawsuit alleging Inuit detainees were held longer than legally permitted before receiving bail hearings will remain in Montreal instead of moving to Amos, where many members were jailed. Lawyer Alexandre Brosseau-Wery, who represents plaintiff Michael Carrier, argued that the same transportation challenges cited in the lawsuit would make it harder for class members to participate in the case. Carrier, who is from Kangirsuk, filed the lawsuit in 2018 after he was detained for 10 days at St-J\u00e9r\u00f4me detention centre in Montreal before he received a bail hearing. The class action argues that \u201cadjournments beyond three clear days result in unlawful detention, unless there has been consent,\u201d and that Carrier\u2019s experience is… <\/p>\n
By Dominique Gen\u00e9, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A Quebec Chief Justice has ruled that a class action lawsuit alleging Inuit detainees were held longer than legally permitted before receiving bail hearings will remain in Montreal instead of moving to Amos, where many members were jailed. Lawyer Alexandre Brosseau-Wery, who represents plaintiff Michael Carrier, argued that the same transportation challenges cited in the lawsuit would make it harder for class members to participate in the case. Carrier, who is from Kangirsuk, filed the lawsuit in 2018 after he was detained for 10 days at St-J\u00e9r\u00f4me detention centre in Montreal before he received a bail hearing. The class action argues that \u201cadjournments beyond three clear days result in unlawful detention, unless there has been consent,\u201d and that Carrier\u2019s experience is... <\/p>\n