Canada, First Nations reveal details of $40B draft deals to settle child welfare claims
2 non-binding agreements must be finalized before victims can be compensated
Federal Court
‘An important step’: Feds pledge up to $40B to compensate First Nations kids, reform child welfare
Settlement not reached but announcement sets the stage for potential resolution by end of December
Ottawa appeals court decision upholding cash for First Nations kids
Government pledges to try and negotiate solution before actively litigating case
Judge upholds human rights compensation order for First Nations kids
Canada has lost every battle so far in 14-year-old court fight that isn’t over yet
Proposed settlement for day scholars of residential schools to go before judge in September
A federal court hearing will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person attendance
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
‘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