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May 2, 2024


‘We are also human beings’: Quebec court authorizes off reserve class-action lawsuit against province, Canada

A lawsuit filed in a Quebec court alleges that Quebec and Canada discriminated against Inuit children in Nunavik’s 14 communities including Kuujjuaq. Photo: APTN.  APTN News: After months of waiting, a class-action lawsuit brought by two Inuit women who say they suffered harm in the province’s child welfare system is proceeding against Quebec and Canada....

March 13, 2024


B.C. judge warns of ‘tsunami’ of Indigenous identity fraud cases

Baptist pastor charged with possessing child pornography claimed Métis status based on great-great-grandparent WARNING: This story contains details of child sexual exploitation and pornography. CBC News: After he was charged with possessing child pornography, Nathan Allen Joseph Legault discovered a figure from his past he hoped might help with his future. The Prince Rupert, B.C., man...

January 4, 2024


Class action seeks compensation for Indigenous day school survivors in Quebec

Lawsuit seeks $20K on behalf of each survivor who attended provincially run schools CBC News: A new class-action lawsuit is seeking compensation for Indigenous people who attended day schools in Quebec that were under the jurisdiction of the provincial government.  A Quebec Superior Court judge authorized the lawsuit last month on behalf of Indigenous people...

August 22, 2023


Quebec judge authorizes class action by Atikamekw women alleging forced sterilizations

Lawyers believe more women will join lawsuit now that it can move forward CBC News: A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action against three doctors accused of sterilizing Atikamekw women against their will.  One of the two women leading the class action — which is on behalf of all the women from the...

August 9, 2023


Quebec Superior Court can hear case calling on removal of Gov. Gen. due to lack of French

A judge rejected Ottawa’s arguments that such a case must be heard in federal court CBC News: Quebec Superior Court has the jurisdiction to hear a case calling on Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to be removed from her post because she cannot speak French, according to a Quebec Superior Court judge.  The Attorney General of...

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