Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest – Timmins Times

Dec 09, 2024

The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds.

The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be “sacred medicine and enlightenment” for all parts of the body and mind.

French, when asked if he wanted to add anything, suggested to “smudge feet for walking a good journey.”