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Three new lawsuits have been added to the growing
number of claims against the Anglican Church by former
residential school students.
The latest claims involve former residents of schools
on the Blood Reserve and the Siksika Reserves in the
Diocese of Calgary. It is the first time the diocese has
been named in a lawsuit involving residential schools.
More than 50 signatures appear on one of the suits.
The two others have each been signed by a separate
individual.
Archdeacon Barry Foster, the diocese's executive
officer, told the Journal the diocese is having a hard time
making an "intelligent response" to the lawsuits because
they are so general, broad and vague.
"We are not sure how we will end up responding to
them," he...