MMIWG class action against feds ‘far beyond money’, says lawyer
Lawyer suing Canada over lack of action to stop violence against Indigenous women and girls
Tony Merchant
Top Saskatchewan class action lawyer slapped with eight-month suspension
Tony Merchant’s eight-month suspension starts Feb. 1, 2021.
Indigenous women don’t face ‘specific threat’ says government lawyer at hearing
Canada argues plaintiff not a good fit for civil suit
No shortage of examples of RCMP ‘systemic negligence’: Tony Merchant
This isn’t the first class-action to allege that colonization and discrimination have harmed Indigenous peoples.
Regina mother fighting Canada, RCMP in memory of missing daughter
A five-day hearing is scheduled to wrap up Friday in Regina.
Hearing to certify MMIWG class action against Canada starts Monday
The suit asks for $600 million due to inaction from feds to deal with violence against Indigenous women.
Sixties Scoop survivors voice their concerns over proposed settlement
Nearly 200 Sixties Scoop survivors filled a makeshift courtroom in Saskatoon on Thursday as hearings began for the proposed $800-million settlement.
The Sixties Scoop agreement-in-principle: Is it fair, underhanded or just confusing?
APTN Investigates Sixties Scoop survivors will have a lot more to think about now that…
Ottawa negotiating with lawyer accused of over-billing for residential school work
Ottawa is currently negotiating a 60s Scoop compensation claim with a lawyer it says overbilled the government during the residential school process.