Class action lawsuit seeks justice for those suffering from intergenerational trauma by residential schools
CTV
A class action lawsuit is seeking justice for those suffering from intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools.
Matthew Brandon was six-years-old when he was put into the care of Shannon and Chris Gardiner.
As a baby, he suffered permanent brain damage after being physically abused by his father, who was part of the residential school system.
Now 32-years-old, Brandon is non-verbal and continues to deal with other medical issues.
He and his family are the first claimants of a national proposed class action lawsuit, which aims to seek justice for all those who have suffered intergenerational trauma.
The Merchant Law Group LLP filed the lawsuit on Feb. 23.
“Although the liberal government has done a great deal for First Nations people and Indigenous people, they just seem tone deaf on this matter and we want to force them through the courts,” said Tony Merchant, a lawyer with the group.
The group is hoping to gain compensation for children of survivors who attended residential schools in Canada.
