On October 29, local time, the Canadian government filed an appeal with the Federal Court, requesting the rejection of the previous judgment of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on the compensation for the welfare of aboriginal children.

This means that this 14-year judicial battle involving approximately 2 billion Canadian dollars in damages will continue.

　　Regarding the Liberal government’s decision, New Democrat Party leader Jagmeet Singh said via social media, “Mr. Trudeau’s decision to continue fighting with indigenous children in court is disappointing and wrong. I want to The message is very simple: stop judicial proceedings, pay compensation to children, end discrimination, sit down and make real reconciliation with indigenous leaders."

　　In 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal determined that the Canadian government’s insufficient funding for child welfare programs on indigenous reservations constituted discrimination against indigenous people.

The verdict held that the Canadian government did not pay attention to the consequences of taking Aboriginal children away from their families, resulting in "traumas and injuries that caused pain and suffering."

　　In 2019, the court ruled that the Canadian federal government should pay a compensation of CAD 40,000 per person to aboriginal children who were taken off the reservation due to the child welfare program after January 1, 2006 and before the termination of the program. If the party has died, the principal guardian shall be compensated.

This amount of compensation is also the highest per capita amount that the court can judge.

It is estimated that about 50,000 Indigenous children are eligible for compensation, so the total amount of compensation is as high as 2 billion Canadian dollars.

　　On October 18, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau apologized to the indigenous people in Kamloops, British Columbia, for not accepting the invitation of the indigenous people to participate in the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, but he did not make any specific promises.

On October 26, the new government led by Trudeau was sworn in. The former Minister of Health Patty Hajdu became Minister of Indigenous Services. At that time, the media speculated that her first important issue was whether to continue. Appeal this case.

(Headquarters reporter Zhang Sen)