Justice and Freedom for John Moore: MP Glenn Thibeault Introduces John Moore's Petition in Parliament

Sunday, October 11, 2009

MP Glenn Thibeault Introduces John Moore's Petition in Parliament

On November 25, 2010, John Moore's struggle reached the floor of Parliament. Here is MP Glenn Thibeault introducing a petition with more than 3000 signatures asking that the Minister of Justice order a review of Moore's conviction.

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"Moore's fight continues: Millroy" by Doug Millroy (editor emeritus of the Sault Star), a column discussing the basics of the case and noting the recent interest by the University of Ottawa's Innocence Project in supporting John.
"Group that's supposed to fight for wrongly convicted dropped ball" by Doug Millroy (editor emeritus of the Sault Star), a column criticizing the decision by the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted's decision to refuse to support John's struggle against his wrongful conviction.
"Sudburians honoured in late NDP leader's name" by Carol Mulligan, an article about Justice and Freedom for John Moore being shortlisted in the first annual Jack Layton Social Justice Awards.
Check out two recent audio interviews with John done by The Prison Radio Show on CKUT 90.3 fm!
"Association gives renewed hope to man hoping to clear his name," a column from May 21, 2011 by former editor of The Sault Star, Doug Milroy, about the decision by the Association In Defence of the Wrongly Convicted to review John's case.
On December 2, 2010, NDP Justice Critic Joe Comartin sent a letter to Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson asking him to use the Crown's prerogative under sections 748 and 749 of the Criminal Code to grant John a full pardon.
This is a recent article published in The Sudbury Star and The Sault Star that heavily features John's words at a local Prisoner's Justice Day ceremony in August 2010.
John has prepared summaries of the many thousands of pages of transcripts of his trials, which can be found here.
A 2006 article from a Sudbury newspaper about John being forced to give a DNA sample to the police -- one of the many ongoing indignities resulting from his unjust 1978 conviction.
A new petition demanding a review of John's conviction. This one is in proper Parliamentary form, and our local MP, Glenn Thibeault, has agreed to present the petition and raise the issue in the House of Commons once we have collected enough signatures. Print it out, get some signatures, and return it to the address printed along the bottom. Thanks!
Une nouvelle pétition pour une révision de la condamnation de John. Celle-ci est conforme aux règles et usages de la Chambre des communes pour présentation au Parlement, ce que se propose de faire le député de Sudbury Glenn Thibeault. Imprimez-la, recueillez des signatures puis envoyez la pétition à l'adresse indiquée. Merci.
A mini video documentary about John's case by Ottawa-based filmmaker Samantha Pollock.
The Supreme Court of Canada judgment in R. v. Vaillncourt, in which the section under which John was convicted was disallowed.
An article from The Shield Magazine called, "One Man's Struggle to Find Justice and Clear His Name"
Sudbury Star article "Ottawa students plan Moore documentary"
Media release for media conference on Oct. 22
A FaceBook group Justice for John Moore! Please join!
new article about John's case.
A one-page PDF summarizing John's situation.
A 2004 column by a former editor of The Sault Star talking about John's case, posted on this site for the first time.
A 2008 column by a former editor of The Sault Star talking about John's case, posted on this site for the first time.
A list of speaking engagements John has done so far. If you know of a group that would be interested in hearing from John about his case, please be in touch!
A radio interview with John by Jason Knapp on 93.1 CKCU FM in early 2010.
The Supreme Court of Canada judgment in R. v. Williams, an important ruling mandating that trial judges consider particular issues of racism.

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

MP Glenn Thibeault Introduces John Moore's Petition in Parliament

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