Attorney General of Canada v. Daniels (1991)

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An Aboriginal woman from Saskatchewan was convicted of second-degree murder and convicted to life imprisonment. At issue was whether she should be sent from Saskatchewan to the Prison for Women in Kingston, Ontario. LEAF intervened in the Sakatchewan Court of Appeal to support a ruling that such a move would be in violation of race and sex equality guarantees.

LEAF argued that sending her to the Prison For Women was unconstitutional because it resulted in social dislocation, excessive security, and it was inadequate in providing programming and services - particularly to Aboriginal women. LEAF argued that the Court should consider that a Task Force on Federally-Sentenced Women had recently recommended the Prison's closure and the implementation of 5 regional facilities.

Unfortunately, the Court of Appeal decided the case on jurisdictional grounds. The Court held that the application should have been filed in federal court.