First Nations' $2.1B proposed class action accuses governments of 'devastating mismanagement' of child welfare

A 2019 order from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal became part of the class action settlement agreement that lawyers are seeking fees for.

A $2.1-billion proposed class action heads to court on Monday, where Manitoba's chief justice will decide if the provincial and federal governments failed First Nations through what the suit calls "devastating mismanagement of the child welfare system."