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Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: July 16, 2025 - 04:00
Sanderson: A stolen canoe, an Indigenous man, a drowning justice system
July 16, 2025
On an extremely cold May evening just before dark, 40-year-old Jordan Watson, from the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, found himself fighting for his life in the icy waters of Golden Lake. His mistake? Trying to retrieve his stolen canoe. That it had a large hole in the bottom was unknown to him until it was too late. Read More
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