leilani muir was a resident at pts and was sterilized, without her consent, in 1959. in 1996, she won a lawsuit against the province of alberta for wrongfully admitting her and sterilizing her against her will, and that her life after pts has proven her ability to live a normal functioning life in the larger society . the province's defence, crown lawyer william olthius, argued, however, that muir's ability to "make it" since leaving the pts is a sign of the school's "appropriate and high-quality curriculum of academic schooling, vocational training and life skills." muir, however, claimed that she was poorly educated during her time at the pts.