"Canada’s conduct was willful and reckless resulting in what we have referred to as a worst-case scenario under our Act," the CHRT stated.
Compensation also applies to the parents or grandparents of the children apprehended on or after January 1, 2006, following Canada’s implementation of Jordan’s Principle. "This is about our children, their safety, their right to be with their families, kin and communities and their right to quality of care. No government should be fighting these fundamental values," Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said in a follow-up press release.
However, many human rights organizations such as the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society and Amnesty International have criticized Ottawa’s interpretation of the policy, calling it "unlawful" and "restrictive."
I hope they use the money wisely.
This is an interesting conundrum, because the first nations people have chosen to setup a separate state/society from that of Canadian society. If they have chosen to live apart from society should they be entitled to the fruits of their labor? Depends on whether they enter again