A proposed settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children who suffered under Canada’s child welfare system is back before the courts.
Federal hearings began today to determine the future of a revised agreement, approved by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in July.
It came after the Tribunal rejected an initial agreement approved by Ottawa over failures to cover many victims recognized in their original order.
Issued in 2021, the order sought $40,000 in compensation for each child removed from their families since 2006 and for those denied Jordan’s Principle coverage from 2007 to 2017.
But the original $20 billion agreement left out those from non-federally funded facilities, the estates of deceased caregivers, and caregivers who had multiple children taken.
Now valued at $23.4 billion, the revised agreement approved in July will ensure compensation for all covered under the initial order.
Judges will hear arguments and deliberate this week, before deciding whether or not to approve of the new package.
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