Joint submission on appeal in case of First Nations girl with cancer

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Joint submission on appeal in case of First Nations girl with cancer – CBC

by ahnationtalk on April 22, 2015459 Views

Court hearing set for Friday in Brantford

Apr 21, 2015

A “joint submission” to an Ontario courts is coming on a controversial court ruling that lets an aboriginal family choose traditional medicine over chemotherapy for their child.

The joint submission will come from Hamilton Health Sciences, the hospital that initiated the case, Six Nations and the family of a young girl with cancer, known as J.J. in the media, as well as the province. She can’t be identified because of a publication ban.
The provincial Attorney General has been added as a party to “seek clarification” on a court decision from last year, and will appear in a Brantford Court on Friday.

“Since December, Ontario has been working closely with all of the parties in this case,” said Brendan Crawley, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Attorney General. The deadline to appeal the rule has been extended three times at the province’s request.