Provincial Institutions: Class-Action Lawsuits

class-action lawsuits: The province has reached settlements with the survivors of two other provincial institutions for people with intellectual disabilities that were the subject of class-action lawsuits by residents who say they suffered physical, emotional and psychological trauma during their time there, according to The Star. The two settlements, which are collectively worth $32.7-million, come on the heels of a landmark settlement and apology for survivors of Huronia Regional Centre, the most notorious asylum in a system that has widely been criticized as abusive and On the heels of a groundbreaking apology and settlement over Huronia Regional Centre, the province has once again settled with two groups of survivors who filed class action lawsuits. Its the end of a long road for the survivors and their families. They put up with a lot, said Kirk Baert, a lawyer with Koskie Minsky LLP, who represented survivors in both cases. It is nice to get them a settlement just before Christmas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.