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Judge keeps Nunavik detention class action in Montreal

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Judge keeps Nunavik detention class action in Montreal
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A Quebec Chief Justice has ruled that a class action lawsuit alleging Inuit detainees were held longer than legally permitted before receiving bail hearings will remain in Montreal instead of moving to Amos, where many members were jailed.
Lawyer Alexandre Brosseau-Wery, who represents plaintiff Michael Carrier, argued that the same transportation challenges cited in the lawsuit would make it harder for class members to participate in the case.
Carrier, who is from Kangirsuk, filed the lawsuit i

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