“This approach may look like that would be giving ‘Indigenous’ women special treatment in the sentencing process. I am fine with that – and I would say it is about time”,
Judge Alexander Wolf, who also identifies as ‘Indigenous’ and is a member of the Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis ‘First Nation’, wrote.”
“A British Columbia {Aboriginal} judge has knocked a year off the prison sentence for a ‘Métis-Cree’ woman who sexually assaulted a teen less than half her age after sending the boy “sexualized photographs” of herself “in states of undress, as well as pictures of her breasts and vagina”.
“Matraca Lynn Dodding has pleaded guilty in B.C. Provincial court to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in the spring of 2024 when she was 32 years old. She also pleaded guilty to communicating with the young man, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, for the purpose of facilitating the sexual assault.
“We know that as a ‘Métis-Cree’ woman that Ms. Dodding has a greater chance of being physically, violently, emotionally and spiritually victimized {by other Aboriginals}. The information I have confirms that she has experienced incredible trauma in her life, which is not her fault”,
Judge Alexander Wolf wrote in a recent decision out of Port Alberni.
“It concludes that Ms. Dodding’s personal ‘Indigenous’ {sic, ‘Aboriginal’} sentencing factors, as well as all the other sentencing considerations in general, support (a) four-year sentence. However, I believe the sentence does not adequately address concerns particular to her circumstances as an ‘Indigenous’, or in this case, ‘Métis-Cree’, woman. In my view, after having considered all the circumstances of this case, I conclude that a three-year sentence of jail is appropriate.”
“The judge quoted an earlier {racist} decision he made about another ‘Indigenous’ female offender.
“On the surface, this approach may look like that would be giving ‘Indigenous’ women special treatment in the sentencing process. I am fine with that — and I would say it is about time”,
Wolf said.
“On a deeper level, it is not really a preferred treatment {Do you think we’re fools?}, but rather a recognition of the (‘Indigenous’ Female Sentencing Considerations/factors) that are specific to being an ‘Indigenous’ woman in this country.”
(Using racial and sexual stereotypes is now normal in Canadian courts.}
“Wolf, who also identifies as ‘Indigenous’ {and didn’t declare a Conflict of Interest}, is a member of the Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis ‘First Nation’ {a ‘nation’ of 312 people} on Gilford Island, B.C.
{NOTE: Canadian Aboriginals are ‘Indigenous’ to Mongolia and Siberia.}
“Before the judge sentenced Dodding, he had the opportunity to study a ‘Gladue Report’ about her prepared by Senior Gladue Report Writer Sara Doran from the {Indian} ‘B.C. ‘First Nations’ Justice Council”.
“‘Gladue’ {racist} principles were set out in a Supreme Court of Canada decision over a quarter century back. They indicate sentencing judges must consider the {collectively} unique circumstances of ‘Indigenous’ offenders, as well as systemic issues like the impact of residential schools {learning to Read & Write}, to address the over-representation of ‘Indigenous’ people in Canada’s prisons {due to their ‘over-representation’ in the commission of crimes}.
“The ‘Indigenous Sentencing Report’ confirms that Ms. Dodding is a 33-year-old Métis and Cree woman. While she has an interest in learning more about her Métis background, this journey has been complicated {?} and she feels disconnected from her cultural roots”,
{Don’t we all, these days…}
Wolf said in his Jan. 28 decision.
“This is not surprising as ‘Colonialism’ {‘Modernity’}, by its very nature, has created barriers for ‘Indigenous’ people to maintain their relationship to their culture, community and language.”
“The judge noted Dodding has experienced
“parental substance abuse, abuse and neglect, disconnection of ‘Indigenous’ community and culture, sexual abuse, victimization, physical and mental health issues, and premature deaths among family members”.
“When confronted in April, 2024 about sexually assaulting the 15-year-old, Dodding “explained that it had started a few weeks prior, with the victim calling her ‘baby’ or ‘beautiful’ and their communication progressed into her sending sexualized messages”, said the decision.
“The victim told authorities that those messages started after he went out for lunch with Dodding.
“After going out for lunch a few times, he described the accused as becoming flirtatious. After one of the lunches, they went for a drive”,
said the decision.
“It was on this drive that the accused drove them to a dead end. After some sexual touching, the victim removed his pants and the accused performed oral sex on him.”
“It was at this point, said the judge, that Dodding agreed to buy the teen some marijuana.
“Between March 30, 2024, and April 10, 2024, the accused purchased marijuana for the victim on a daily basis and consumed it with him. The accused also purchased alcohol for another 14-year-old and 15-year-old during this time period. It is not alleged that the contact between the accused and these two other youth was sexual in any way.”
“The Crown recommended Dodding should be sentenced to between three and five years in prison.
“Her defence lawyer argued “that a fit sentence is two years less one day, plus three years’ probation”.
…
“To be clear, a 15-year-old child does not have the legal ability to consent to have an adult perform sexual acts on them. Any sexual contact is illegal and against the law.”
…
“I conclude that many of the communications and actions of the accused are consistent with grooming.”
“That, the judge noted, “is considered a type of predatory behaviour”.
“The “maximum punishment for the sexual assault is 14 years”, Wolf said.
…
“Wolf concluded that a “three-year sentence appropriately addresses denunciation and deterrence”.
–‘Judge knocks year off Métis-Cree woman’s sentence for sexually assaulting 15-year-old’,
Chris Lambie, National Post, Feb.10, 2026
“Judge Wolf is one of six judges in the BC Provincial Court as of May 2024 who ‘self-identifies’ as an ‘Indigenous’ person … He explains that no ‘Indigenous’ person is free from the impact of residential schools … Judge Wolf says, “It was tragic that my mother committed suicide in Oakalla prison when I was fifteen, because the trauma she suffered through her life was not her fault”.
“In 2014, he became the Legal Director of the ‘Indigenous’ Community Legal Clinic at UBC’s Allard Law School … Since being appointed a Provincial Court judge in December 2015, Judge Wolf has presided in about 25 courthouses, including the New Westminster, North Vancouver and Prince George ‘Indigenous courts’ {!?!}. He is now the resident judge for the west coast of Vancouver Island, which includes 14 ‘First Nations’ {Indian Tribes/Bands} communities, Port Alberni, Ucluelet, Bamfield and Tofino.”
–‘This judge brings wide-ranging experience to the Court’,
Provincial Court of British Columbia, May 28, 2024
See also:
‘What Happened To Legal Equality?’ (Gladue) {Apr.4, 2024}:
“In attempting to cope with the high proportion of aboriginals in Canadian prisons, Parliament and our judicial leadership have unfortunately resorted to differential treatment based on race/heritage. It’s called ‘Gladue’, after the name of the Supreme Court case. The Court, instead of doing its duty and tossing out the discriminatory legislation, sided with ‘aboriginal exceptionalism’, and extended Segregation into court sentencing…”
https://endracebasedlaw.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/what-happened-to-legal-equality/
‘Another Race-Based Judicial Injustice’ (Gladue) {Sept.11, 2023}:
This isn’t about Aboriginal babies. The same light sentencing would have applied had he killed a ‘White’ baby because he is an Aboriginal, and is therefore entitled to preferential sentencing in Canada’s racist courts…
“Every child matters in Canada… Except for tortured and murdered ‘indigenous’ {sic}babies.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2023/09/11/another-race-based-judicial-injustice/
‘Another Violent Aboriginal Criminal Gets Off Easy’ (FASD) {Jan.13, 2023}:
More excuse-making for Aboriginal violence:
“Provincial court Judge Harry Van Harten said the ‘generational trauma’ European society has caused to ‘Indigenous’ communities had to be addressed. Bobby Crane slashed the throat of a visually impaired Calgary man during the morning rush hour. Sending an offender who slashed the throat of a total stranger on a CTrain to a federal prison would do no good for either the perpetrator or society, a judge said Monday.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2023/01/13/another-violent-aboriginal-criminal-gets-off-easy/
‘Another Result of Systemic Racism’ (Violent Offenders) {Oct.17, 2022}:
This is what Canada gets for having systemic racism in its court system. ‘Gladue’ has simply made Canadian communities – and particularly Aboriginal communities – less and less safe…
“Rider has 39 previous convictions, including multiple assaults and one conviction for manslaughter in 2018.”
“A prolific offender is once again facing serious charges – this time for an incident with a firearm in Tsawwassen.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2022/10/17/another-result-of-systemic-racism/
‘Unequal Justice’ (Healing Lodges) {February 26, 2017}:
“In January, Catherine McKay received a sentence of 10 years for killing Chanda and Jordan Van de Vorst and their children, Kamryn and Miguire, while she was driving impaired. Jordan’s father, Lou Van de Vorst, expressed outrage this week after McKay was transferred to a healing lodge for ‘indigenous’ {‘Siberian settler’} women one month after she received her sentence…”
https://endracebasedlaw.wordpress.com/2017/02/26/unequal-justice/
‘The Folly Of ‘Gladue’ {August 28, 2016}:
“Media reports have described Christine Mequish as “among the most dangerous women in the country”, a convicted killer with a record that includes 25 violent crimes since 1984. Last April, following an armed robbery conviction in La Tuque, Que., the 58-year-old was declared a dangerous offender — just the fourth Canadian woman ever designated as such. But while noting her “brutal behaviour” and the likelihood that she will again cause “death, serious abuse or serious psychological harm to other people”, the sentencing judge stopped short of ordering the indeterminate sentence requested by the Crown.
“The reason for the lighter sentence: Mequish is an aboriginal…”
https://endracebasedlaw.wordpress.com/2016/08/28/the-folly-of-gladue/
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