The federal government is seeking a judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s decision rejecting Ottawa’s $20-billion offer to settle a class-action lawsuit over the chronic underfunding of the on-reserve child welfare system.
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu is tasked with responding to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's orders on First Nations child welfare.
"We'll be continuing to work with the parties to compensate children that were removed and harmed, but also today filed a judicial review to have the court look at some of the aspects of the settlement agreement that were not accepted," Hajdu said. Last week AFN Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse said the AFN hadn't "ruled out anything" when asked if the assembly was mulling a court challenge, while the government refused to say what their plans were.
In an Oct. 24 letter decision, the tribunal said the proposed settlement substantially covered its standing order, but refused to declare it fulfilled because some children included by its compensation ruling would be left out of the class-action settlement.
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