Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2020 · 16 citations · 5 references
LawHuman Rights LawSocial PolicyChild WelfareChildren's RightsHuman RightsChild MaltreatmentChild ProtectionHuman Rights Litigation
In September of 2019, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) reached a landmark decision when it found that 40 000 to 80 000 First Nations children were deprived of public services and wrongfully removed from their families between 2006 and 2017. Accordingly, the CHRT found that the federal
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