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Friday, July 2, 2010
2010 Access to Justice Reform Legal Aid in BC Petition
West Coast LEAF has launched the 2010 Access to Justice Reform Legal Aid in BC Petition. Addressed to the Attorney General of British Columbia, the petition outlines the current status of the provincial legal aid system and provides three feasible recommendations that will restore equitable access to justice for all British Columbians.
West Coast LEAF’s 2004 report "Legal Aid Denied" highlights the many detrimental impacts of budget and service cuts to legal aid upon female, immigrant, refugee, and low-income British Columbians. The most recent service cuts, in April 2010, include the elimination of the Legal Services Society (LSS) LawLINE telephone service and LSS funding to Povnet (an on-line network of welfare advocates). An updated version of "Legal Aid Denied" will be released later this year.
Make the commitment to support equitable access to justice and sign the 2010 Access to Justice Petition. More information about West Coast LEAF’s law reform and access to justice work can be found here.
