Manitoba agrees to pay $17 million and apologize to settle disabled abuse lawsuit

The statement of claim sought $50 million and alleged staff beat residents, deprived them of food and allowed sexual assaults to occur between residents

Weremy alleged he was often hit with a whip or a wooden board, frequently underfed, and punished for trying to run away by being placed in solitary confinement or being forced to sleep naked on the floor.

“A court can’t make a government apologize for what may or may not have happened in the past, and you can’t set up an endowment,” Rosenfeld said.

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