GCE Baxter Class Action (2003B114.01)

That the Executive of the General Council endorse the legal position on the Baxter Class Action lawsuit taken by the Residential Schools Steering Committee in September 2003, and that any further legal decisions and actions be guided by the six principles in the “Building Towards Rights Relationships” document and that any subsequent modification of the legal position only occur when in the interests of the survivors of Residential Schools and with the approval of the Executive or Sub-Executive of the General Council.

And that the Executive of the General Council ask the Residential Schools Steering Committee to develop a plan and strategy for communicating this action to the Aboriginal community, to all congregations, and members of the Executive of the General Council.

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