In the fall of 2015, someone in the federal government decided to drop a multimillion-dollar residential school compensation case against Catholic Church groups. Advocates say survivors, their families and the public have a right to these documents immediately. In an interview, Swords said it appears the decision to abandon the appeal was made during the "caretaker period" after the 2015 federal election. Swords suggested contacting Andrew Saranchuk, the assistant deputy minister at the time who was in charge of the residential schools file. In Miller's Twitter statement Sunday, he also points to the former deputy minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Source: CBC News December 19, 2021 21:22 UTC