What political leaders said about the Gerald Stanley verdict
In Saskatchewan and beyond, reaction ranged from support and sympathy for Boushie’s family to calls for reform
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Kyle Edwards
Kyle Edwards is a writer covering everything from politics to Indigenous affairs for Maclean’s. He won a National Magazine Award in 2019 and, in the same year, received the CAJ/JHR Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award. He is Anishinaabe from the Lake Manitoba First Nation and his hair is widely considered to be the best in journalism.
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