Manitobaa s top court opens floodgate to First Nations class action lawsuit

The Manitoba Court of Appeal says First Nations members who were forced off their land by flooding in 2011 can proceed with a class-action lawsuit against the provincial government. Wednesday’s unanimous ruling from the three-member panel says the lawsuit makes the most sense, given the central question of whether the province’s actions to fight the high water caused the massive Interlake flooding that affected thousands of people.