Nova Scotia government apologizes to Donald Marshall for injustice

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The government of Nova Scotia officially apologized to Micmac Indian Donald Marshall last week for his wrongful imprisonment. The province's attorney-general also ordered a federal review into the conduct of five judges who eventually acquitted Marshall but did not clear his name. Tom McInnis offered the apology to Marshall and his entire family after a royal commission reported Jan. 26 that the justice system failed Marshall at every turn and actually covered up the mistakes to protect the system and its functionaries. Marshall was sent to prison from 1971-82 for the murder of Sandy Seale. Seale's real murderer was convicted and spent a year in prison before dying of natural causes.