Innocence Canada

In 1974, four young indigenous men of the Pinaymootang First Nation on the Fairford Indian Reserve in Manitoba were wrongfully convicted in the murder of Ting Fong Chan. Brian Anderson (right) and AJ Woodhouse (left) were exonerated in July 2023, and Clarence Woodhouse was exonerated last week on October 3, 2024. The fourth - Clarence’s brother, Russell Woodhouse passed away in 2011. Last year, we filed a posthumous application with the Minister of Justice on Russell’s behalf - and we are hopeful that the Minister will grant a remedy soon!🤞🏽 📸 photo 1: Brian Anderson (right) and AJ Woodhouse (left) by Tyson Coschik CBC News 📸 photo 2: Clarence Woodhouse by Mikaela Mackenzie Winnipeg Free Press

James Lockyer (LZZ) and Pamela Zbarsky (IC) are representing intervener Innocence Canada today at the Supreme Court of Canada in Bouvette v. His Majesty the King. They will be asking the Court to take this opportunity to set boundaries for when an acquittal should be entered in wrongful conviction cases, and that the power to enter an acquittal should be made broader than it appears to be under existing jurisprudence.

The Senate Standing Committee hearings are underway for David & Joyce Milgaard Law (Bill C-40). LZZ's James Lockyer and Jessica Zita will both be presenting in support of the Bill. James Lockyer will be making submissions on behalf of Innocence Canada today at 5:15 p.m. - https://t.co/pJdwfaeVlH Jessica Zita will be making submissions on behalf of the CLA tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. - https://t.co/Vjg295swRn

Toronto friends! Join us at the Bata Shoe Museum THIS Sunday October 20 from 2-4pm Exonerees Tammy Marquardt and Dinesh Kumar will be sharing their personal journeys of their wrongful convictions Counsel and co-founder, James Lockyer will be weighing in from a legal perspective having worked on both their cases. … and our Director of Client Services (and co-founder) Win Wahrer will be moderating the panel! The event is FREE but spots are limited! Register at the link below https://lnkd.in/gtAKs5z6

Amazing work from our amazing legal team! Pamela Zbarsky, James Lockyer, and Jerome Kennedy are in Winnipeg with Clarence. More updates to come!

Clarence Woodhouse was exonerated today! https://lnkd.in/gGp_rBXU

We are so excited for tomorrow's gala. If you plan on attending please do RSVP as soon as possible. We are almost at capacity with only a few tickets left. (You will need to RSVP to attend, we won't be able to accommodate walk-in's). You can RSVP at the link in the original post below. Can't wait to see you all tomorrow!

We are growing! We are looking for a passionate and driven staff lawyer to join our legal team. We are the only national organization working to overturn wrongful convictions in Canada, working exclusively on homicide cases. We have proudly helped exonerate 29 innocent people over the past 31 years. Innocence work is a specialized area of criminal law that only a handful of lawyers across Canada have expertise in and we are so excited to open up opportunities to expand our legal team and continue this important work. Please direct any questions to our fabulous Legal Director, Pamela Zbarsky. She can be reached via email, pzbarsky@innocencecanada.com. You can also catch her in person this Wednesday October 2 at our Wrongful Conviction Day Gala! (to RSVP, https://lnkd.in/eUWDX-Ty) Applications close on October 31.

We can't wait to see you all on October 2nd! Don't forget to RSVP to reserve your ticket (details below)! #WrongfulConvictionDay

It’s the 10th anniversary of International #WrongfulConvictionDay and we are hosting our first in-person GALA since 2019! 🎉 Join us on October 2 from 5-9pm for a fabulous evening at the Ontario Bar Association. Tickets are free but spots are limited! RSVP here — https://lnkd.in/eUWDX-Ty If you’re interested in sponsoring the event, thank you! Please reach out to our Co-Founder / Director of Client Services, Win Wahrer • Email: wwahrer@innocencecanada.com • Phone: (647) 237-0065 and of course, THANK YOU to all our generous sponsors so far! Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein LLP Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP Criminal Lawyers Association Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP The Investigators Group Inc. International Advisory Group Shepherd Advocacy & Litigation Caramanna Friedberg - Toronto Criminal Lawyer George Allain University of Toronto Mississauga Kelly Lauzon John Howard Society of Southeastern New Brunswick David G. Bayliss Luka Rados Fundy Region Perry and Joanne Catena Réjean Hinse Rosemary Meier and Family in Memory of Peter Meier