Quebec Superior Court judge authorizes class-action lawsuit against Canada, McGill, Royal Vic

A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit that names the Government of Canada, McGill University, and Royal Victoria Hospital. According to CBC, the lawsuit alleges that experiments carried out at the Allan Memorial Institute between 1948 and 1964 consisted of unlawful human experimentation. The lawsuit alleges that these experiments were “enabled by the Government of Canada as well as by the Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University.” CTV News states that plaintiffs will be able to pursue compensatory damages, but will not be able to pursue punitive damages, as the events occurred before Quebec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms came into effect.