Archive - Nov 27, 2007
Lawyers receive millions from Harper Government for Indian residential school settlement
November 27, 2007 - 6:58am | by brianbeatonOttawa pays $45.6M to lawyers involved in residential school cases
November 26, 2007 - More than $45 million has recently been paid to residential school lawyers — one of the largest legal bills in Canadian history.
According to federal officials, a government cheque for $45.6 million has been sent to a consortium of lawyers — most of them in Alberta and Ontario — who had been involved in the Indian residential schools class action.