Final settlement agreement reached in $20B First Nations child welfare class action
Deal signed following six months of confidential negotiations but still must be approved by the court and human rights tribunal
Jordan’s Principle
Jordan’s Principle deal signed between SCO and Winnipeg School Division to benefit First Nation students
The Southern Chiefs Organization (SCO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Winnipeg’s largest…
What comes next for the child welfare compensation deal? Here are some of the answers
On Jan. 4, 2022, the Canadian government and class counsel representing First Nations plaintiffs announced…
Plaintiffs skeptical but hopeful proposed First Nations child welfare settlement will lead to change
‘I wanted to take a stand for the children that are going through the same suffering in our First Nations community,’ says lead plaintiff Zach Trout
Elder says Justice Department wants ‘to destroy the Aboriginal people’ as child welfare court fight concludes
Judge Paul Favel reserves decision on Ottawa’s bid to cancel human rights compensation, narrow Jordan’s Principle
‘Racist and colonial’: Canada uses Indian Act to fight tribunal order expanding Jordan’s Principle
Feds accuse Canadian Human Rights Tribunal of acting like ‘a roving commission to right all wrongs’ on day 4 of court battles
Fed lawyer strikes back as bid to quash human rights compensation order for First Nations kids wraps up
Ottawa argues again Thursday morning on issue of who is a ‘First Nations child’ for Jordan’s Principle purposes
AFN lawyer rips Ottawa’s ‘callous’ and ‘heartless’ arguments on day two of judicial reviews
Caring Society says Canada’s pledge to compensate through class action is a ‘divide and conquer’ approach the court should reject
‘A shameful strategy aimed at saving money’: Feds panned for attacking human rights tribunal compensation order as appeals begin
‘The decision here is so deeply problematic,’ says Ottawa counsel Robert Frater, ‘it would be better to start again with another tribunal’ on compensation question
