Coerced sterilization lawsuit filed

Two Indigenous women who were coerced into sterilization in Saskatoon are seeking class action status for a lawsuit they’ve filed against the federal and provincial governments, 12 regional health authorities and three doctors.
The women, whose names are subject to a publication ban, are seeking at least $7 million per plaintiff in the suit; their statement of claim alleges their Charter rights were breached and that they were subjected to institutional systemic racism.
In July,