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Canada takes Oneida grandmother to appeal court in 'collateral attack' on Jordan's Principle, lawyer says

Powless says the last three years have been an uphill battle and her granddaughters' illness has forced them to regularly skip school and miss out on a normal childhood.

The federal government is fighting a First Nations grandmother in court to try and alter years of legal orders forcing Canada to provide First Nations kids with equal access to vital services under Jordan's Principle, the woman’s lawyers say.


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