It has been estimated some 54,000 children and their families could qualify
The tribunal also ruled that the criteria needed to be expanded so more First Nations children could be eligible for Jordan’s Principle, a rule designed to ensure jurisdictional disputes over who pays for what don’t prevent kids from accessing government services.
“Providing the space to reach agreement on compensation and funding for future reforms will help us reach the best outcome,” they said ahead of a news conference in Ottawa on Friday. Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society said in an interview she was disappointed that the federal government has chosen to appeal.AdvertisementThe talks will focus on “providing fair, equitable compensation to First Nations children on-reserve and in the Yukon who were removed from their homes by child and family services agencies,” the ministers said in the statement.
“For the past six years, Justin Trudeau has said nice things about reconciliation, but unfortunately, at every opportunity, he fails to back that up with meaningful action,” Singh said in a statement.Article content
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