Wednesday, October 21, 2009

A message below from Attorney General Chris Bentley with regard to legal aid funding in Ontario


Dear Colleague,


On September 8, 2009, the McGuinty government announced the largest ever investment in legal aid - $150 million over the next four years. This is the single largest funding increase in legal aid’s history (almost 40 years), and represents a 21% increase. A 15% increase in the tariff has been funded over the past several years.


This investment will mean both greater access to legal support for Ontario’s most vulnerable and will result in significant additional remuneration for those who are doing the work.


We have set up working groups that will provide advice on achieving these two goals. These groups will begin meeting over the next two weeks.


This is the worst economic downtown since the 1930s. This largest ever increase is a very substantial commitment by the government to both those who need the service and those who provide it.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's about time, why should we use 'advocates' when the prov laws are so crammed with excluding us for their own safety?

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