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Was Louis Riel Trial Just And Fair Research Paper

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Was Louis Riel’s Trial Just, and Fair? Louis Riel's trial was unjust. The government cheated the justice system to get the outcome they wanted. Even though Riel was mentally unstable, his cause was justified. The Canadian government cheated the justice system by moving the trial from Manitoba to Regina. The jury was all white and anglophone which benefitted the government. It should have been a mix of metis, white, anglophone, and francophone. Riel was admitted to a mental asylum in Quebec and stayed there for 19 months. The part owner of the asylum, Dr. François-Elzéar Roy testified that Riel had a mental illness called Megalomania. Many other witnesses testified saying he isn’t in control of himself, and not responsible. One said “I

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