'Have to keep talking about it,' says Boushie's mother, five years after Stanley acquittal

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'Have to keep talking about it,' says Boushie's mother, five years after Stanley acquittal
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Gerald Stanley was acquitted on Feb. 9, 2018 in the death of Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old man from Red Pheasant Cree Nation.

“It has to stop, so people have to keep talking about it,” Debbie Baptiste said on Thursday, the five-year anniversary of the trial verdict that sparked a nationwide uproar.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.

Stanley testified at trial that his gun accidentally went off. The jury subsequently acquitted him of second-degree murder and manslaughter. “Debbie and Eleanor are two of the strongest women I know. Every year they do this and we have to keep doing it,” Culbertson said. Gavin Baptiste, an elder from Little Pine First Nation, honours the life of his nephew Colten Boushie by participating in a panel discussion marking five years since Gerald Stanley was acquitted of murder and manslaughter in Boushie’s death. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.

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