Sheila Steele

Sheila Rose Jones Steele (1943 – November 11, 2006) was a Canadian social activist based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She maintained a website, Injusticebusters.org, which was dedicated to exposing alleged miscarriages of justice in Saskatchewan in particular, and in Canada as a whole.[1]

Sheila Steele speaking in Saskatoon in 2006

Steele became well known in Saskatchewan for her involvement in, and coverage of, the Richard Klassen foster children case, which led to one of Canada's largest settlements for malicious prosecution.[2]

Personal life

Steele was born to Arthur Jones and his wife, Laura. She was raised in Zealandia with her four sisters, and attended school in Zealandia and Rosetown.[3]

She is survived by her two sons, Kevin Steele and Marlon Gidluck.

Notes
  1. Injusticebusters website
  2. "Klassen malicious prosecution case", CBC, February 5, 2004.
  3. The StarPhoenix, November 14, 2006.

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