CANADA / THE MONEY
Access, money and responsibility in Montreal.
RECORD / AT A GLANCE
PARTLY TRUE
Payments were made in 1988, 1992–94 and 2017. Canada’s payments came without any admission of liability, and the CIA has never been held liable in court.
THE EVENTS / THE CLAIM / THE RECORD
October 1988
The CIA pays $750,000 to nine Canadian plaintiffs.
16 November 1992
$100,000 ex gratia payments for qualifying patients, until January 1994.
2017
Ottawa pays Alison Steel $100,000.
2 October 2023
The Quebec Court of Appeal dismisses the claim against the United States.
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No one was ever made to pay.
Three payments, no court verdict.
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About 70 received $100,000 each under the 1992–94 plan, without an admission of liability.
Who says it: Justice Canada.
Hundreds of applicants were rejected.
Who says it: Official statements.
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Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.
Printed transcript of the task force hearing, including members’ questions and witnesses’ answers.
Plaintiffs’ counsel’s docket page: the 2023 immunity ruling for the United States, the 2025 authorization, the refusal of leave to appeal and the 2026 filing. An interested party’s page.
Contemporary report on the $750,000 settlement with nine former Cameron patients.
Justice Canada’s administrative description dates the assistance plan to November 16, 1992–January 31, 1994. It describes eligibility and records, not comprehensive compensation for all victims.
Reports the 2017 settlement with Alison Steel and background on the 1992 plan.
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No one was ever made to pay.
At the 2026 House hearing, Chairwoman Luna said: “No victim was ever formally compensated.” [1] In Canada, the United States successfully claimed immunity, so the CIA cannot be sued there. [2]
Printed transcript of the task force hearing, including members’ questions and witnesses’ answers.
Plaintiffs’ counsel’s docket page: the 2023 immunity ruling for the United States, the 2025 authorization, the refusal of leave to appeal and the 2026 filing. An interested party’s page.
Three payments, no court verdict.
The CIA paid $750,000 to settle the Orlikow suit in 1988. [1] Canada paid $100,000 each to qualifying patients under the 1992–94 plan, on an ex gratia basis; about 70 were paid and hundreds rejected. [2][3] Ottawa paid Alison Steel $100,000 in 2017, under a non-disclosure agreement. [3]
The United States has been dismissed from the Quebec class action on immunity grounds. [4] The claim against Canada, McGill and the Royal Victoria Hospital continues.
Contemporary report on the $750,000 settlement with nine former Cameron patients.
Justice Canada’s administrative description dates the assistance plan to November 16, 1992–January 31, 1994. It describes eligibility and records, not comprehensive compensation for all victims.
Reports the 2017 settlement with Alison Steel and background on the 1992 plan.
Plaintiffs’ counsel’s docket page: the 2023 immunity ruling for the United States, the 2025 authorization, the refusal of leave to appeal and the 2026 filing. An interested party’s page.
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