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Global News
20 hours ago
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- Global News
'60s Scoop survivors demand action on 10th anniversary of provincial apology
Lorraine Sinclair never knew her mother. It was only last year that she saw a photo of her for the first time. 'We have a face that we needed for over 60 years, to say goodnight to.' She and her sister Cindy Munro are both survivors of the '60s Scoop. They were taken from their family as children and were in the same foster home for a time before being separated. They found each other again as adults, along with some of their seven other siblings who were taken, but their mother and one of their brothers had passed away before they could reunite. 'We knew her first and her last name, we thought,' Lorraine says of searching for her mother's grave. 'We didn't know her middle name. We didn't even know the day she died.' Even now, at age 61, she grieves for the childhood she lost. Story continues below advertisement '(Cindy) cried one day, and she said, Lorraine really needed mom. And I did, I really needed mom. And she was gone.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy More than 3000 Indigenous children from Manitoba, and between 10,000 and 30,000 across Canada, are estimated to have been forcibly 'scooped' from their families from the '50s to the '80s. They were adopted out to mainly white families across Canada and around the world. Ten years ago, former Manitoba premier Greg Sellinger issued an apology in the legislature for the province's role in the scoop. But many survivors feel it didn't go far enough. Fifty-six-year-old Cory Enns described being adopted out and returned to CFS by two different families, and feeling unloved and unwanted throughout his childhood as a result. He says he's had little support in trying to heal. 'I have felt that we have been left out and forgotten,' says Enns. 'They have acknowledged things, and they have apologized for things. But don't forget, we are still here, and we are still suffering.' At an event hosted by Anish Healing Centre marking the 10th anniversary of the provincial apology, survivors put out the call for mental health supports and financial help for families to reunite. Advocate Coleen Rajotte says they need resources even to determine the actual number of survivors. 'We don't even know how many of those kids are still out there,' says Rajotte. 'So, we need to do research, and we need to reach out to these now adults, and say we're here, we want to help you get home.' Story continues below advertisement In a statement, families minister Nahanni Fontaine says, 'Our government is on the path of jurisdiction, restoring the care of children and families to their Nations back where they rightfully and inherently belong.' She adds the government hired a dedicated employee in April to help survivors navigate services for former children in care and adoptees, and their team was present at the Anish Healing Centre's '60s Scoop gathering last year to connect people with adoption record services.
Global News
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Federal Court gives green light to part of '60s Scoop' class action lawsuit
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 declaring that the Crown had a duty of care to these kids — but only the ones placed or adopted through Saskatchewan's Adopt Indian Métis [AIM] program. The '60s Scoop refers to a period when governments in Canada oversaw the large-scale removal of Indigenous children from their homes to live outside of their communities, mostly with non-Indigenous caregivers. Story continues below advertisement A class-action settlement for survivors saw the federal government pay about $750 million in compensation — but Métis were largely excluded from that because child welfare services for them were run by the provinces. Métis and non-status individuals who were apprehended as children from their families filed a class-action lawsuit arguing Canada should compensate them as well — but the Federal Court says Ottawa is not liable. 2:01 Indigenous musician shares dark part of Canadian history in song The Federal Court says that only those who were placed or adopted through Saskatchewan's AIM program fall under Canada's duty of care because that program received federal funding. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'This is because the federal government directly funded AIM, which, in the context of the historical relationship, creates the proximity necessary to establish a duty of care,' wrote Justice Sébastien Grammond in the decision released April 29. 'The harm was foreseeable and there are no countervailing policy considerations negating such a duty.' Story continues below advertisement The AIM program ran newspaper campaigns that advertised Métis children available for adoption. Grammond wrote that when the federal government funded that program, it would have known the outcome would be the permanent separation of Indigenous children from their families and communities. 'This was obvious from the grant application, and even from the name of the program itself, as adoption severs the relationship between a child and their biological parents,' he wrote. 'What matters is that funding the program enabled the harm it allegedly caused to class members.' Manitoba Métis Federation president David Chartrand, whose organization was an intervener in the case, said he was disappointed by the decision. 'But I think at the end of the day, the question really has to (be) to the federal government of Canada,' he said. 'How can you settle the First Nations and leave the Métis and non-status out? The federal government will definitely have to look in a mirror and ask themselves that question.'
Toronto Sun
01-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Court gives green light to part of '60s Scoop' class action
Published May 01, 2025 • 1 minute read A gavel sits on a desk in Ottawa, Wednesday Feb. 13, 2019. Photo by Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS 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 Metis who were involved in the so-called ''60s Scoop.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account It's also granting the plaintiffs' request for a motion declaring that the Crown had a duty of care to these kids — but only the ones placed or adopted through Saskatchewan's Adopt Indian Metis 1/8AIM3/8 program. The '60s Scoop refers to a period when governments in Canada oversaw the large-scale removal of Indigenous children from their homes to live outside of their communities, mostly with non-Indigenous caregivers. A class-action settlement for survivors saw the federal government pay about $750 million in compensation — but Metis were largely excluded from that because child welfare services for them were run by the provinces. Metis and non-status individuals who were apprehended as children from their families filed a class-action lawsuit arguing Canada should compensate them as well — but the Federal Court says Ottawa is not liable. The Federal Court says that only those who were placed or adopted through Saskatchewan's AIM program fall under Canada's duty of care because that program received federal funding.
Winnipeg Free Press
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
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.' It's also granting the plaintiffs' request for a motion declaring that the Crown had a duty of care to these kids — but only the ones placed or adopted through Saskatchewan's Adopt Indian Métis [AIM] program. The '60s Scoop refers to a period when governments in Canada oversaw the large-scale removal of Indigenous children from their homes to live outside of their communities, mostly with non-Indigenous caregivers. A class-action settlement for survivors saw the federal government pay about $750 million in compensation — but Métis were largely excluded from that because child welfare services for them were run by the provinces. Métis and non-status individuals who were apprehended as children from their families filed a class-action lawsuit arguing Canada should compensate them as well — but the Federal Court says Ottawa is not liable. The Federal Court says that only those who were placed or adopted through Saskatchewan's AIM program fall under Canada's duty of care because that program received federal funding. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2025.
