Access to Justice in the News (2012)

1. Supreme Court judge warns of ‘dangerous’ flaws in the system

By Kirk Makin, The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2012

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2. Law Commission of Ontario Releases Final Report and Framework for the Law as it Affects Persons with Disabilities

Canada News Wire, December 10, 2012  (Report: A Framework for the Law as It Affects Persons with Disabilities [PDF], Law Commission of Ontario, September 2012)

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3. Legal aid lawyers start job action

By Jeremy Hainsworth, The Lawyers Weekly, November 30, 2012

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4. Access to family justice worst in Canada, lawyer says

CBC News, November 26, 2012

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5. Making it Easier to Access Justice in French

Ministry of the Attorney General, November 20, 2012

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6. BC trial lawyers withdraw services to draw attention to 'dire' legal aid funding

By Robyn Smith, The Tyee, November 15, 2012

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7. Federal court plans to provide a plain language guide to its procedures to help unrepresented litigants through the court process

By Don Butler, Ottawa Citizen, November 12, 2012

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8. Report on Federal/Provincial/Territorial Justice Ministers meeting

By Jim Bronskill, Edmonton Journal, November 8, 2012 [also in French]

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9. Senator Catherine S. Callbeck comments on efforts in Prince Edward Island to provide divorcing parents with legal assistance and calls on the federal government to create a national funding stream for “family legal aid”

May 16, 2012

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10. One law for the rich, no law for the poor

By Nick Cohen, The Observer, March 11, 2012

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11. Access to Justice Falling Off the Federal-Provincial Agenda

By Adam Dodek, Slaw, January 31, 2012

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12. 2012: The Year of Access to Justice in Canada?

By Adam Dodek, Slaw, January 4, 2012

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