Warning from chief adjudicator: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
APTN National News In June 13, Chief Adjudicator Daniel Ish issued a memo to the…
Indian Residential Schools
Assignments: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
APTN National News “Assignment” is a legal term referring to “signing over” money to another…
Slow response: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
APTN National News Considering all the people who were responsible for overseeing the IAP system,…
The Loans: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
Posters were put up in Honour Walk offices and in strategic locations around the towns where form fillers were working, advertising a five per cent discount on computers for “members of the residential school healing society.” A toll free number was listed on the poster as well as a Web site link: www.nationalcomputersdirect.com.
Kelly Busch: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
The single mother of two young children needed a job. A non-Aboriginal woman, she was educated at First Nations University of Canada. Her two young children are of Anishnabe heritage and she deeply cares about First Nation people. She saw the chance to work as a form filler as an opportunity to do a job she could be proud of.
Honour Walk: Residential schools students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
The people who search for former students for Blott and Company work for a company called Honour Walk.
Form Fillers: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
To get into the IAP process, you must fill out a 21-page application form and then prepare for a hearing where adjudicators will question you to ensure your claims are legitimate. The IAP Secretariat encourages former students to retain a lawyer to help them with this complex process.
Court supervised: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
Ontario Chief Justice Warren Winkler and eight other provincial court judges in different regions of the country supervise the settlement agreement. Justice Winkler has retained class action lawyer Randy Bennett to assist him. Since this is a court-approved and court-monitored process, the court has the authority to oversee and intervene as necessary.
Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
They’re in a complicated bureaucratic process because they were victimized at residential schools. But they’re not pleased with the law firm that signed them up as clients.