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A short timeline thread on the FN child welfare compensation case that began in 2007. The case picked up speed in 2016 with a landmark Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that Ottawa discriminated against FN children by underfunding on-reserve child welfare services.
In Dec. 2018, Justice Canada wrote Cindy Blackstock saying they would have to litigate the compensation issue before the tribunal.
ISC Min Philpott said at the time Ottawa wanted to settle outside tribunal. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/child-welfare-human-rights-tribunal-blackstock-1.4933586
ISC Min Philpott said at the time Ottawa wanted to settle outside tribunal. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/child-welfare-human-rights-tribunal-blackstock-1.4933586
In March 2019, a $3 billion class action lawsuit was filed over on-reserve child welfare discrimination. The lawsuit was later amended to $6 billion. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/lawsuit-first-nations-child-welfare-funding-1.5043795
In April 2019, Justice Canada lawyers argued against compensation before the tribunal, saying, "underfunding did not cause specific children to be removed from their homes." https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/fn-children-ottawa-1.5102627
On Sept. 6, 2019, the human rights tribunal ordered Ottawa to compensate First Nation children. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/child-welfare-on-reserve-compensation-1.5272667
On Sept. 25, 2019, @APTNews @afixedaddress reports that 102 Indigenous children, who interacted with the child welfare system, died over 5 years in Ontario alone. https://aptnnews.ca/2019/09/25/inside-a-child-welfare-system-where-102-indigenous-kids-died-over-5-years/
On Oct. 4, 2019, the Trudeau government filed for a judicial review with the Federal Court seeking to quash the tribunal order.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/human-rights-tribunal-liberal-child-welfare-appeal-1.5308897 via @CBCOlivia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/human-rights-tribunal-liberal-child-welfare-appeal-1.5308897 via @CBCOlivia
On Oct. 28, @APTNNews @afixedaddress reports that a Justice Canada lawyer asked Cindy Blackstock if she'd be interested joining her human rights case with the class action filed in March. https://aptnnews.ca/2019/10/28/morally-inappropriate-how-the-trudeau-government-is-trying-to-get-rid-of-cindy-blackstock/
On Nov. 4, Indigenous Services confirmed it was in talks to settle the class action lawsuit filed in March. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/challenge-child-welfare-lawsuit-1.5343818
As Justice Canada began arguments before the Federal Court Monday to halt the human rights tribunal order, the Trudeau govt issued statement saying they would use the class action case to settle the matter. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/child-welfare-class-action-1.5372281
