A jury found Roger Bilodeau guilty of two counts of manslaughter in May after Jacob Sansom was shot once in the chest and Maurice Cardinal was hit three times in the shoulder more than two years ago.
A judge says Roger Bilodeau is to serve about six years because he gets credit of more than 1,600 days spent in custody during harsh conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"They supported not only their families, but also the community at large by doing things like providing fresh meat for families in need. They were described as men who honoured Mother Earth and were knowledge keepers of their culture. No sentence can relieve the heartbreak, anger and hurt suffered by the victims' families and friends."
At trial, the prosecution said Roger Bilodeau phoned his son after the hunters briefly stopped in front of his home. He asked Anthony Bilodeau to bring a gun while following the hunters in his truck. Loved ones of the hunters spoke Friday about how their deaths have left them, their friends and their community devastated.
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