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    Payouts have started for those involved in the residential school inquiry. Who was the first group to be paid?

    Question #89795. Asked by BRY2K. (Dec 13 07 4:56 AM)


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    		The Lawyers were the first to be paid out.

    excerpt from the article link below: "This first phase of compensation is the result of more than a decade of work by Aboriginal Leaders and firms led by Merchant Law Group fighting for compensation for Residential School Survivors. Our firm is very proud to have reached this Settlement with then Prime Minister Paul Martin in November, 2005, which provides $1.9 Billion in compensation for Common Experience Payments, and we estimate an extra $3 Billion in additional compensation to survivors who suffered sexual and serious physical abuse (which will be paid out by the government based on individual assessments over the next several years.

    http://www.merchantlaw.com/ResidentialSchools.html?gclid=CPjg7sHepZACFRyiQQodin23jA

    Dec 13 07, 11:28 AM

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