Canada: Canadian Court Backs Billions in Compensation for Indigenous Children, Caregivers
Imprint – October 07, 2021
A Canadian judge, rejecting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s position, has set the stage for Ottawa to pay billions of dollars in compensation to Indigenous children who were removed from their homes and systematically given inadequate child welfare support on their reservations. In dismissing Ottawa’s request for a judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s 2-year-old compensation order, Justice Paul Favel sided with the tribunal that its order was carefully crafted and within the scope of its mandate.
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