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22 February 2012

Battle for Legal Aid Update

Lawyers, start your engines... The dates for phase 3 of the duty counsel withdrawals are as follows:

March 1-21, 2012 

9 February 2012

Government Review Will Delay a Solution in Key Area Already Studied- Meanwhile, People Across British Columbia Continue to Battle for Legal Aid

The justice-system study launched yesterday by the BC Government stands to delay a solution in an area already overdue for immediate attention. Meanwhile, citizens in need of assistance - who cannot qualify for legal aid - continue to act for themselves, thereby slowing down the entire system.

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1 February 2012

The Battle for Legal Aid in BC- Phase Two is now in effect

The second phase of service withdrawals by lawyers who work as duty counsel in criminal cases takes effect today throughout the province. Service withdrawals are being made to raise awareness about the need for more legal-aid funding across British Columbia, with the aim of getting the BC Government to enable more citizens to qualify for assistance and to have more services offered by the province.

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The Battle for Legal Aid in BC & the Campaign for a Wrongful Death Act are just two of the many initiatives that are "Powered by PAC".  PAC is the TLABC Public Affairs Committee Fund and is fueled by the generous contributions of justice-minded individuals.

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