Lana Ponting’s memories of the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, Canada, are haunted by the medicinal smell and the unsettling atmosphere of the former psychiatric hospital. In April 1958, at just 16 years old, Ponting was ordered by a judge to undergo treatment for ‘disobedient’ behavior. Unbeknownst to her, she became one of thousands of unwitting participants in the CIA’s top-secret MK-Ultra program, which sought to explore mind control techniques during the Cold War. Now, Ponting is a named plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit seeking justice for Canadian victims of these unethical experiments. A recent court ruling denied an appeal by the Royal Victoria Hospital, allowing the lawsuit to proceed. Ponting’s medical records, obtained through a freedom of information request, reveal she was subjected to psychedelic drugs like LSD, electroshock treatments, and repetitive auditory conditioning under the supervision of McGill University researcher Dr. Ewen Cameron. The MK-Ultra program, conducted across over 100 institutions in the U.S. and Canada, involved non-consensual experimentation on human subjects. While previous lawsuits in the U.S. have largely failed, Canada has made some reparations, including a 1992 settlement of C$100,000 per victim. Ponting, who only recently learned the full extent of her involvement, has suffered lifelong mental health issues and recurring nightmares. She hopes the lawsuit will bring closure and accountability. The Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University declined to comment, citing ongoing litigation. Dr. Cameron, who died in 1967, was unaware of CIA funding but is now synonymous with the MK-Ultra experiments. Researchers like Jordan Torbay argue that regardless of funding sources, the experiments were inherently unethical. Ponting’s case underscores the enduring impact of these experiments and the quest for justice.