Mr. Speaker, the individual in question sued Correctional Service Canada for negligence after being seized as a hostage by other prisoners and beaten with an iron bar.
He sued for $60,000. When the case came to court, there was a pretrial conference and the presiding judge strongly urged that the case be settled. The case was then settled for $12,000 of which about $8,000 went to the inmate's lawyer.
This was a step that was taken in light of the advice from the presiding judge. The court indicated that a settlement was in order and this is what happened.