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It's not an Americanism its a Britishism that dates back to the Magna Carta.

How about this.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/05/21/ontario-not-required-to-fix-native-reluctance-for-jury-duty-supreme-court.html

But if one is looking for an impartial jury, why does one want Native Canadians on it?   If the jury had been all native instead of all white, they could have been relied upon to show no bias?  If not, and they were as likely as a white jury to be biased, what's the point? 

There should be an automatic switch to a judge only trial when a potential for a biased jury exists.

The why have any peremptory challenges, as I have been saying. Your logic works both ways, if you are implying that native Canadians are biased then non-native Canadians are also biased. The problem is that with only a small percentage of the population, native Canadians are the victims of systemic bias as they have been claiming.

Re. Trudeau's comments, read them they make complete sense outside of this specific trial.

I'm saying the presumption of bias is implied if you look to put certain people on a jury.  It's certainly implied by the efforts to exclude natives, and it's also implied by any objection to that.

I'm a law and order conservative. I have little sympathy for criminals of whatever race or ethnicity. Bouchi and his drunken pals went around robbing farmers and he got shot. I would feel not one iota more sympathy if they were all drunken blonde Swedes.

I'm saying the presumption of bias is implied if you look to put certain people on a jury.  It's certainly implied by the efforts to exclude natives, and it's also implied by any objection to that.