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Legal Aid Ontario Funding Cuts: A Repost from SLAW
In its recent announcement of a 30% cut to the funding of Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), the Government of Ontario claimed that its decision would only have a minimal impact on access to justice and LAO’s ability to offer legal … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, legal aid, Legal Resources, Poverty law
Tagged access to justice, Alberta, lawyers, legal aid, legal system, Ontario, poverty, Poverty law
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Proposed Amendments to the 34 year-old Federal Divorce Act Receive Stamp of Approval in the House of Commons
On February 6, 2019, the House of Commons completed its third reading of and passed Bill C-78. The focus of the Bill is to protect families and children from negative outcomes resulting from divorce and separation. Bill C-78 proposes amendments … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, Family Law, Legal Resources, Poverty law, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, divorce, Family Law, family violence, legal process, rights
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Legal Aid: A View from Ontario
In this blogpost, I will outline the key features of the legal aid system in Ontario. I will also talk about how the network of legal clinics operates and what aspects are relevant for the delivery of legal aid in … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Litigation, Family Law, Human Rights / Constitutional Law, legal aid, Legal Resources, Poverty law, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, accomodation, advocacy, Alberta, Edmonton, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, funding, legal aid, legal fees, legal system, Ministry of Justice, Ontario, poverty, Poverty law
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Repost from ABlawg: “The Increase of Self-Represented and Vexatious Litigants”
This post is an introduction to Jonnette Watson Hamilton’s article “The Increase of Self-Represented and Vexatious Litigants” published on ABlawg: http://ablawg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Blog_JWH_ATB_v_Hawrysh_Sept_2018.pdf Hamilton’s article describes the new approach Alberta courts have adopted in regards to court access restrictions. Courts no longer … Continue reading
Pizza Delivery Drivers: Employees or Independent Contractors? Commentary on Steiner v MNR.
Pizza Delivery Drivers: Employees or Independent Contractors? Commentary on Steiner v MNR. By Michael A. Power with Lydia Potter Pizza delivery is a big business that relies heavily on drivers to transport fresh, piping hot pizzas right to your door. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Legal Resources, Poverty law, Public Policy, Social Benefits
Tagged access to justice, Alberta, benefits, contract, contractors, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, employees, Employment Insurance, Employment Standards, labour, lawyers, Poverty law, self-employed, workers rights
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Language Barriers: Lost in Translation
Language Barriers: Lost in Translation As a volunteer in family docket court, I frequently watch litigants struggle to communicate with judges, duty counsel, and even their own lawyers. If English or French is not someone’s first language, it is extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Litigation, Human Rights / Constitutional Law, Legal Resources, Poverty law, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, accomodation, court procedure, discrimination, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, Edmonton Immigrant Services Association, Emerging Needs, English fluency, Family Centre, Family Law, interpreters, law, lawyers, legal jargon, litigants, miscommunication, Multicultural Family Law Facilitators Project, Multicultural Health Brokers, Poverty law, resources, trial
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Repost from LawPRO: Providing High Quality Service to Indigenous Clients
A recent issue of LawPro Magazine was devoted to considerations specific to working with Indigenous clients. This post introduces and summarizes Nora Rock’s article, “Providing high-quality service to indigenous clients,” available here. The article provides introductory comments on how to … Continue reading
Online Self-Help Resources No Panacea for Access to Justice Crisis
Co-Authored by Sarah Eadie and Kaila Eadie Online, plain language, self-help resources are commonly touted as important tools in our efforts to increase access to justice. British Columbia has created a web portal (Clicklaw), designed to be the primary electronic … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Litigation, Legal Resources, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, accomodation, discrimination, internet, literacy, online, resources, self-help
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Landlord and Tenant Issues after the Flooding in Southern Alberta
The Centre for Public Legal Education in Alberta (CPLEA) has developed a new resource called After the Flood for Landlords and Tenants in Alberta. You can find it at their blog, http://www.cplea.ca/blog/?p=2980 , as well as a link to an audio Q&A … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Law, Legal Resources
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A Summary of Free Client-Ready Legal Resources in Alberta
There are many occasions when poverty law advocates, including lawyers, would benefit from written legal information to provide to clients: for example, when they meet clients with several presenting issues, but can address only 1 or 2; or just to … Continue reading
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