▁the ▁Year ▁ 2 0 1 4 " ▁by ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Council ▁of ▁Women . ▁ ▁Ontario ▁class ▁action ▁law suit ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Be aver house ▁First ▁Nation ▁Chief ▁Mar cia ▁Brown ▁Mart el ▁file d ▁a ▁class ▁action ▁law suit ▁in ▁Ontario ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁children ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁Si xt ies ▁S co op . ▁Her ▁law suit , ▁which ▁claimed ▁she ▁suffered ▁emot ional , ▁physical ▁and ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁after ▁being ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁fost er ▁system ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁class ▁action ▁law su its ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁launched ▁in ▁five ▁provinces . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁Justice ▁Edward ▁Bel ob aba ▁ruled ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁known ▁as ▁Brown ▁v . ▁Canada ▁( Att orney ▁General ). ▁Justice ▁Bel ob aba ▁found ▁that ▁Canada ▁had ▁bre ached ▁its ▁common ▁law ▁duty ▁of ▁care ▁to : ▁ ▁take ▁reasonable ▁steps ▁to ▁prevent ▁on - res erve ▁Indian ▁children ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁non - abor iginal ▁fost er ▁or ▁adopt ive ▁parents , ▁from ▁losing ▁their ▁ab original ▁identity . Just ice ▁Bel ob aba , ▁in ▁his ▁decision , ▁also ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁Si xt ies ▁S co op ▁on ▁surv iv ors : The ▁Si xt ies ▁S co op ▁happened ▁and