The respondents sought to certify a class action on behalf of current and former students who were abused at a provincial residential school for the deaf and blind.
The province appealed the Court of Appeal's decision to certify the class.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, finding that the respondents satisfied the certification requirements under the Class Proceedings Act.
The Court held that the issues of systemic negligence and breach of duty were common to the class, and that a class proceeding was the preferable procedure for resolving these claims fairly and efficiently.
