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Archdiocese of St. John’s deemed to be vicariously liable in Mount Cashel victims’ suit

Archdiocese vicariously liable Canada Title: Archdiocese of St. John’s deemed to be vicariously liable in Mount Cashel victims’ suit Author: Zena Olijnyk Publisher: Canadian Lawyer Magazine Date: 04AUG2020 A landmark ruling in the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal, which found that the Archdiocese of St. John’s has a responsibility to compensate victims of the

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St. John’s Roman Catholic corporation liable for abuses at Mount Cashel orphanage: appeals court

Mount Cashel Orphanage Abuse Title: St. John’s Roman Catholic corporation liable for abuses at Mount Cashel orphanage: appeals court Author: Holly McKenzie-Sutter (The Canadian Press) Publisher: The Globe and Mail Date: 29JUL2020 Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest court says the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s is financially liable for sexual abuse at the Mount

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The Church and bad faith

Church and bad faith Title: The Church and bad faith Author: Alain Crevier Publication: Radio-Canada Date: 14FEB2020 Last spring, almost by accident, I came across the 30th anniversary of an event that deeply marked Canada. Strangely, it seems that the whole country has forgotten it. It must be said that the building was razed to the

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Piecemeal Protections The Canadian Church Struggles to Confront Sex Abuse

Piecemeal protections Canada Commonweal Title: Piecemeal Protections The Canadian Church Struggles to Confront Sex Abuse Author: Michael W. Higgins Publication: Commonweal Date: 11FEB2020 It was early December of last year when I heard an extraordinary interview with a Canadian bishop on CBC Radio One, Canada’s premier English-speaking public broadcaster. Extraordinary, because it was thirty minutes long;

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