Canada takes Oneida grandmother to appeal court in ‘collateral attack’ on Jordan’s Principle, lawyer says – CBC
Oct 06, 2025
Case will be the first time the Federal Court of Appeal has considered the principle
The Carney government is fighting a First Nations grandmother in court to try and alter years of legal orders requiring Canada to provide First Nations kids with equal access to vital health care and social services, the woman’s lawyers say.
The Federal Court of Appeal is hearing this precedent-setting case on Monday in Ottawa — the first time the appeal court will consider Jordan’s Principle, a legal rule that requires governments provide First Nations kids with the care they need without delays linked to jurisdictional disputes.
The principle was defined in a string of Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) decisions beginning in 2016, and according to lawyers for Oneida grandmother Joanne Powless, Canada’s case is basically just a backdoor attack on those long-standing orders.
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