US EditionCourt gives green light to part of ’60s Scoop’ class action
- On April 29, 2025, the Federal Court denied the federal government's request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit seeking monetary compensation from Métis and non-status individuals affected by the 1960s Scoop.
- The lawsuit, filed due to exclusion from a prior settlement, asserts the Crown owed a duty of care to Indigenous children removed during the 1960s Scoop, especially those placed through Saskatchewan's federally funded AIM program.
- During the 1960s Scoop, many Indigenous children were taken from their families and placed primarily with non-Indigenous caregivers outside their original communities, while the care and welfare of Métis children were managed by provincial authorities.
- Justice Sébastien Grammond explained that the federal government’s direct funding of AIM established a close connection sufficient to recognize a duty of care, emphasizing that the resulting harm was predictable and that no policy reasons justified exempting the government from this responsibility.
- The court ruled Ottawa is not liable beyond AIM placements, leaving Métis and non-status plaintiffs partially excluded and prompting calls from Manitoba Métis Federation president David Chartrand for federal reflection on settling claims.
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Court gives green light to part of '60s Scoop' class action
The Federal Court has rejected the federal government's motion to dismiss a claim for monetary relief in a class-action lawsuit brought by non-status individuals and Métis who were involved in the so-called "'60s Scoop." It's also granting the plaintiffs' request for a motion declar...
Winnipeg Free Press
Court gives green light to part of ’60s Scoop’ class action
The Federal Court has rejected the federal government’s motion to dismiss a claim for monetary relief in a class-action lawsuit brought by non-status individuals and Métis who were involved in the so-called “’60s Scoop.”
Court gives green light to part of ‘60s Scoop’ class action
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has rejected the federal government's motion to dismiss a claim for monetary relief in a class-action lawsuit brought by non-status individuals and Métis who were involved in the so-called "'60s Scoop."
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