December 1, 2005 Court rules churches still liable for abuse

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that churches are liable for abuse suffered by Indian children in a now-defunct residential school system, but that liability should be shared with the federal government. In a ruling...

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December 1, 2005 Settlement fund still on target

The Anglican Church of Canada’s Indian residential schools settlement fund, with a goal of $25 million, remains on target, having collected $16.8 million as of the third quarter of 2005, according to General Synod’s financial...

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November 23, 2005 Church will renegotiate schools agreement

The Anglican Church of Canada will renegotiate the terms of the 2003 residential schools agreement that it signed with the federal government following an announcement today of a new $1.9 billion compensation package that will be offered to tens of thousands of aboriginal Canadians who attended Indian residential schools.

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October 22, 2005 Court rules government and churches are liable for residential school abuse

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that churches are definitely liable for abuse suffered by Indian children in a now-defunct residential school system, but that liability should be shared with the federal government. In a...

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October 1, 2005 ADR hearings, claims 'speeding up'

The number of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) hearings concerning former students of the Indian residential school system is increasing and the Anglican Church of Canada's national office is canvassing bishops about a...

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September 1, 2005 Settlement fund now $15.9 million; still on track

The Anglican Church of Canada's Indian residential schools settlement fund, with a goal of $25 million, has collected $15.9 million as of the second quarter of 2005, according to General Synod's financial office in Toronto. The...

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June 1, 2005 Church will ask all dioceses to reopen schools agreement

Mississauga, Ont. Two years after securing a residential schools agreement with the federal government that limits liability, the national church is signaling that it would like to reopen the agreement to allow claimants the...

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June 1, 2005 $15 million collected

The Anglican Church of Canada's Indian residential schools settlement fund, with a goal of $25 million, has collected nearly $15 million as of the end of the year's first quarter. As of April 7, 2005, $14.7 million had been...

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May 1, 2005 A moment of grace for a former principal

It was just one moment at General Synod 2004, just a sentence in the Anglican Journal's thousands of words covering the nine-day governing convention. But for Canon Norman Pilcher, it was a thunderclap. The Journal's story...

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April 1, 2005 Ecumenical group may recommend public inquiry into residential schools

An ecumenical working group is examining the possibility of a public inquiry into the legacy of the native residential schools in Canada. The Anglican church, one of the churches involved, has asked the Anglican Council of...

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