Institutional Abuse Class Actions Post-cloud

• Author: Jody Brown
• Pages: 203-208

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INSTIT UTIONAL ABUSE CLASS

AC TIONS POST-

CLOUD

Jody Brow n

Abstract: The ten-year anniversar y of the certif‌ication decision

in Cloud v Canad a (AG) was this year. The successful certif‌i-

cation of Cloud heralded a new era of litigation in Ontario

that has incre ased access to justice for thousand s of margin-

alized plaintiff s. Since Cloud, class actions seeking compen-

sation for historical abuse have multiplied in Ontario and

f‌lourished. These class actions have sought more than just

monetary compensation and have resulted in apologies for

historical relationships and historical wrongs. The post-Cloud

jurisprudence is a n important accomplishment and develop-

ment for class proceedings in Ontario over the last ten years.

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