Feds back off on last-ditch attempt to delay judge’s ruling on ’60s Scoop
TORONTO — The federal government backed off on Friday from its widely panned last-minute plan to force a judge to delay his decision on the ’60s Scoop class-action lawsuit.
That means Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba is now will now rule on the long-running lawsuit as early as Tuesday.
In an email to the judge obtained by The Canadian Press, a senior Justice Department lawyer said it would not proceed with a formal motion to have him delay the decision.
The proposed motion, Barney Brucker said, was motivated by the “prospect of a negotiated resolution” to both the Ontario action led by plaintiff Marcia Brown Martel as well as other ’60s Scoop litigation before the courts in other provinces.