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Negotiating a settlement

31 May 2005 - 20 November 2005
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By 2005, Survivors had launched approximately 4,500 lawsuits representing 10,000 plaintiffs, and 4,000 claims awaited the attention of the Alternate Dispute Resolution program. The government, seeking to put an end to the growing number of court cases and the flawed ADR process, sought a settlement with Survivors. On 31 May 2005, it appointed former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci to serve as its negotiator. The Catholic organizations were represented by the Corporation of Catholic Entities Party to the Indian Residential School Settlement (CCEPIRSS).

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