CANADA
Toronto Star
The survivor, who was sexually abused as a child at St. Anne’s residential school in Fort Albany, Ont., wants the court to find out why the federal government kept thousands of documents a secret.
By COLIN PERKEL
The Canadian Press
Tues., May 10, 2016
A survivor of a notorious Indian residential school who became suicidal after his compensation claim was turned down will ask a court Wednesday to give him another chance to argue his case.
The Superior Court hearing could have substantial repercussions for other survivors, who may have been short-changed by the process designed to compensate them for the abuse they suffered.
“A substantial wrong and miscarriage of justice has occurred,” his application states.
“(The government) and lawyers for the Catholic Church withheld relevant, trustworthy and corroborating evidence.”
The case involves a man identified only as claimant H-15019, who attended St. Anne’s residential school in Fort Albany, Ont.
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