ND EP: 32 - The Cindy Gladue Case: Consent, Courtrooms, and Systemic Failure
In June 2011, Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Indigenous woman from the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, died in an Edmonton hotel room after suffering a catastrophic injury. The physical facts of her death were never in dispute. What followed was a legal battle over how Canadian law defines consent, serious bodily harm, and criminal responsibility. Social Media Listen on X: https://x.com/northerndarktcc Listen on RSS.com: https://rss.com/podcasts/northern-dark-true-canadian-crime/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernDarkTCC New episodes of Northern Dark are released weekly. Episode Notes Primary Court Records Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench — R. v. Barton (2015 trial decision) Alberta Court of Appeal — R. v. Barton (2017) Supreme Court of Canada — R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33 Medical & Investigative Record Medical Examiner findings presented at trial Edmonton Police Service investigation records (as referenced in court decisions) Contextual & Public Record Sources Supreme Court of Canada reasons addressing consent and serious bodily harm National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (for contextual alignment only; not a case study)
