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More ex-Crown wards step forward amid unusual lawsuit settlement issues
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LFP LONGFORM: Crown wards, now grown, seek justice Thousands of Ontario kids endured abuse and neglect and a lifetime of struggles as legal wards of the province. A proposed settlement to a class-action lawsuit offered each an average of about $3,000, but a judge nixed the deal, spawning a new legal battle. Now some former Crown wards, facing an even longer wait for justice, are speaking out.
Author of the article: Randy Richmond
Publishing date: Jul 03, 2021 • 10 hours ago • 9 minute read • A former child ward of the province, Richard (not his real name) pauses in the shadows of the entrance to the London courthouse. Thousands of former child wards of Ontario, including Richard, could face an even longer quest for justice after a judge effectively found they were shortchanged and rejected a proposed settlement with the province in a class-action lawsuit springing from abuse and neglect. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)