Judge to decide whether to dismiss Igloolik Inuit lawsuit about alleged medical experiments

Five Inuit from Igloolik, Nunavut, sued the federal government in 2019. They say the government did medical experiments on them in the 1960s and 1970s, including skin grafts. A skin graft moves skin from one body part to another. A court has not decided if this is true. This week, lawyers for Ottawa and three universities asked a Nunavut judge to dismiss, or end, the case. They argue legal time limits for the lawsuit passed long ago. Two universities say they were not involved. The plaintiffs' lawyer says ending the case would set a harmful example, especially in the North.