After 40 years apart, a daughter watches Alberta’s 60s Scoop apology with her father
She was eight months old when she was taken from her family. At 18 she…
She was eight months old when she was taken from her family. At 18 she…
An Ontario judge says he has concerns that need to be addressed before approving the…
“For this trauma, this pain, this suffering, alienation and sadness, we are sorry.”
After two days of hearings for the proposed $875-million Sixties Scoop settlement a Federal Court Judge has approved agreement-in-principle. The decision came early Friday evening.
Nearly 200 Sixties Scoop survivors filled a makeshift courtroom in Saskatoon on Thursday as hearings began for the proposed $800-million settlement.
A group from Manitoba is preparing to go to court to try and scuttle an agreement in principle that would compensate 60s Scoop survivors. The agreement worth $800 million was agreed to by parties negotiating with the federal government.
They wore purple arm bands in Ottawa, a healing colour in some Indigenous cultures.
There are between 20,000 to 200,000 potential ’60s Scoop survivors that may be eligible.
Ottawa is currently negotiating a 60s Scoop compensation claim with a lawyer it says overbilled the government during the residential school process.