Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 29

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Newfoundland and Labrador"

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July 5, 2024


$104M awarded to sexual abuse victims of Mount Cashel and N.L. priests

Settlement figure is more than double what church has raised so far through property sales John Gushue, Terry Roberts  CBC News: A third-party insolvency monitor has put forward a sum of $104 million to pay the victims of sexual abuse by Newfoundland and Labrador clerics, but it’s not certain how much money will actually flow to...

January 24, 2021


Supreme Court rejects the Archdiocese of St. John’s appeal

CBC – Supreme Court of Canada rejected the appeal from the Archdiocese of St. John’s ruling that “The Archdiocese of St. John’s is liable for the abuse at Mount Cashel Orphanage in the 1950s… The case has been snaking its way through the courts for 21 years. The church is now liable to pay the outstanding bills...

January 14, 2021


Supreme Court rejects Archdiocese of St. John’s appeal of Mount Cashel Orphanage ruling

 CBC – Supreme Court of Canada rejected the appeal from the Archdiocese of St. John’s ruling that “The Archdiocese of St. John’s is liable for the abuse at Mount Cashel Orphanage in the 1950s… The case has been snaking its way through the courts for 21 years. The church is now liable to pay the outstanding bills...

December 28, 2020


Supreme Court to determine Catholic Church liability for Christian Brothers

CBC – Supreme Court will decide in January whether The Archdiocese of St. John’s is liable for physical and sexual abuse suffered by Indigenous claimants at the Mount Cashel Orphanage. The Archdiocese of St. John’s claims no ownership over the orphanage, and no affiliation with the brothers who worked there. A Supreme Court of Newfoundland...

November 24, 2017


Innu Nation refuses Prime Minister apology

The Innu Nation will not accept Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apology to the province’s residential school survivors. Innu Nation wrote it feels the apology will be too narrow, covering just residential schools. They argue Innu people have also suffered under other institutions, like Mount Cashel Orphanage, and the provincial child protection system which exists today....

May 11, 2016


Settlement after being excluded from Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement

$50M settlement after 9 years of litigation after NL was excluded form initial Residential School Settlement Agreement. Students who lived in school residences for less than five years will be eligible for $15,000 in general compensation, while those who lived there five years or more will be eligible for $20,000....

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