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Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall Jr. Prosecution

The Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr., Prosecution was struck by Order in Council on 28 October 1986. The commission held extensive public hearings in Sydney and Halifax in 1987-1988, accepting presentations from 114 witnesses and 176 exhibits. Consists of official records of the commission — transcripts, exhibits indexed by date and volume, and a Name Authority File explaining the role of involved individuals and groups. — archival description

Commission's seven-volume report available in the Nova Scotia Archives Library and online searchable PDF/A
Government of Nova Scotia Response to the Recommendations of the The Royal Commission
Commission of Inquiry Concerning the Adequacy of Compensation Paid to Donald Marshall, Jr.

Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr., Prosecution:
Digest of Findings Findings and Recommendations 1989

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Digest of Findings Findings and Recommendations 1989 (ZIP)

Digest of Findings Findings and Recommendations 1989 (PDF)

Volume 1. Commissioner's Report: Findings and Recommendations

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Volume 1. Commissioner's Report: Findings and Recommendations (ZIP)

Volume 2. Public Policing in Nova Scotia A Research Study 1989

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Volume 2. Public Policing in Nova Scotia A Research Study 1989 (ZIP)

Part 1 Organization of Policing

Part 2 Control and Accountability: The Provincial Role

Part 3 The Role of Municipal Agencies

Part 4 Public Complaints Against the Police

Part 5 Intervention in Individual Cases

Part 6 Recruitment

Part 7 Training

Part 8 The Investigation of Serious Crimes

Part 9 Police/Minority Relations

Part 10 Conclusions and Recommendations

Part 11 Summary of Recommendations

Bibliography and Appendices

Volume 3. The Mi'kmaq and Criminal Justice in Nova Scotia A Research Study 1989

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Volume 3. The Mi'kmaq and Criminal Justice in Nova Scotia A Research Study 1989 (ZIP)

Part 1 Organization of the Study (PDF)

Part 2 The Aboriginal Context In Canada (PDF)

Part 3 The Mi'kmaq Context (PDF)

Part 4 Mi'kmaq And The Criminal Justice System (PDF)

Part 5 Responses To Problems (PDF)

Part 6 Findings and Recommendations (PDF)

Bibliography and Appendices (PDF)

Volume 4. Discrimination Against Blacks in Nova Scotia A Research Study 1989

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Volume 4. Discrimination Against Blacks in Nova Scotia A Research Study 1989 (ZIP)

Part 1 The Context (PDF)

Part 2 The Interviews (PDF)

Part 3 (PDF)

Part 4 The Sentencing Sub-project (PDF)

Part 5 Overview and Summary (PDF)

Part 6 Implications and Recommendations (PDF)

Part 7 Summary of Recommendations (PDF)

Appendices (PDF)

Volume 5. Walking the Tightrope of Justice: an examination of the Office of the Attorney General A Series of Opinion Papers 1989

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Volume 5. Walking the Tightrope of Justice: an examination of the Office of the Attorney General A Series of Opinion Papers 1989 (ZIP)

I Issues that Relate to the Creation of the Office of Solicitor General in Nova Scotia and Their Relevance to the Marshall Royal Commission (PDF)

II The Office of Director of Public Prosecutions - The English and Welsh Experience (PDF)

III The Office of Director of Public Prosecutions - The Australian Experience (PDF)

IV The Office of "Special Prosecutor" or "Independent Counsel" - The United States Experience (PDF)

V The Office of Director of Public Prosecutions - A Series of Alternative Approaches (PDF)

VI The Future Role of the Office of Attorney General in the Province of Nova Scotia: Part 1 - The Critical Issues of Independence and Accountability (PDF)

VII The Future Role of the Office of the Attorney General in the Province of Nova Scotia: Part 2 - Determining its Relationship to a Statutory Office of Director of Public Prosecutions and to Every Crown Prosecutor (PDF)

Appendix (PDF)

Volume 6. Prosecuting Officers and the Administration of Criminal Justice in Nova Scotia A Research Study 1989

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Volume 6. Prosecuting Officers and the Administration of Criminal Justice in Nova Scotia A Research Study 1989 (ZIP)

Part 1 The Historical Development and Administrative Structure of Nova Scotia's Prosecution Service (PDF)

Part 2 The Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion in Nova Scotia (PDF)

Part 3 List of Recommendations (PDF)

Appendices (PDF)

Volume 7. Consultative Conference November 24-26, 1988 Edited Transcript of Proceedings

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Volume 7. Consultative Conference November 24-26, 1988 Edited Transcript of Proceedings (ZIP)

Consultative Conference on Discrimination Against Natives and Blacks in the Criminal Justice System and the Role of the Attorney General (PDF)

Improving the Treatment of Natives in the Criminal Justice System (PDF)

Blacks in the Criminal Justice System (PDF)

The Role of the Attorney General (PDF)

Videos of the Consultative Conference available

Government of Nova Scotia Response to the Recommendations of the The Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr. Prosecution

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Government of Nova Scotia Response to the Recommendations of the The Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr. Prosecution (ZIP)

General Introduction (PDF)

Summary of the Response of the Government of N.S. to the Recommendations (Feb. 7, 1990). (PDF)

Text of Attorney General's Statement (Feb. 7, 1990). (PDF)

Unanimous Resolution of the N.S. House of Assembly (Feb. 23, 1990). (PDF)

Commission of Inquiry Concerning the Adequacy of Compensation Paid to Donald Marshall, Jr. June, 1990

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Commission of Inquiry Concerning the Adequacy of Compensation Paid to Donald Marshall, Jr. (ZIP)

Report (PDF)

The Current Compensation Scheme in Canada (PDF)

The Claims (PDF)

The Request for a Structured Settlement (PDF)

Recommendations (PDF)

Appendices (PDF)