Natives Urged To Sue For Kids’ Health Care

"We haven’t had a case where aboriginals have gone to court and said: ‘The provision of health services is part of aboriginal rights (under the Charter of Rights).’ Mark my words. We will," said Amir Attaran, a University of Ottawa law professor and one of the authors of the editorial. "If bureaucracies don’t solve problems equitably, then it’s not inappropriate for courts to do it. In fact, that’s exactly what courts are for." The editorial announced that the journal is formally endorsing what’s known as Jordan’s Principle for use in cases where there is a dispute over which level of government should cover an aboriginal child’s health care costs. http://thechronicleherald.ca/print_article.html?story=853195

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