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wamroo cummoWednaaay. My 22. 2009- Is Lawyers join in on the labour unrest in Ontario weeks ago. this column forwarded to local committees Conversely. lawyers acting for underpaid expert witnesses and However. Guelph MP? Liz Sandals I described the ongoing who subsequently assigned the disadvantaged have received wrought] convictions. lockyer. was recentiy cited in the Guelph municipal worker strikes in lawyers working on a voluntary only a is per cent raise in compen- who has worked on the cases of Mercury as noting that. in the Toronto and Windsor. basis By the 1960s. the Ontario sation since 1987. creating a situaâ€" Steven Truscott. Guy Paul Morin midst of tough economic times. Not surprisingly. neither stop- legal Aid Plan was created. where tion where many defence counsel and David Milgaard, believes that the government may not be able to page has been resolved. in Town lawyers would be compensated are walking away from “WING W meet the demands oflawyers par- to, an argument can probably be through the Ontario government legal aid. directed more new (1'de in the WI. A 60 pet made that the two sides ate farther and the law Society of Upper Rates for sen/icea are . ‘ a . g t I trials based on inef~ cent increme- pmpowd by the apan now than when the whole Canada would administer the sys- cunentiy between $77 1 ‘ ‘ ? fective counsel. the association is quite “dramatic.” fiasco staned. tem.ln1998.anindependent andSSBanhourwhich. \] \| j | Rh ' provincewouldbe acoordingtoSandalsandthecurâ€" Probably the next issue â€" and agency called legal Aid Ontario incorporating expenses 1 forced to provide rent McGuinty administration can- here is where things could get real- was created with an extensive including office admin- ‘ ‘ hidter legal aid fees not addreas the cuts that previous iy interesting _ is finding a site for mandate for delivering services to istmu'on. are not overly ; A 1 for scarring experi- governments have made. Toronto garbage once every avail- disadvantaged groups generous Furthermore. > 4* ‘ mud lawyers in the We can all probably assume able arena parking lot is fun. it's The current boycott was initiat- three separate reports it . courtrooms that ‘previous governments' is the highiy unlikely any other mum-Ci. ed by the Criminal lawyers' Asso- commissioned by the . ‘ ”f, , 'me controversy diplomatic version of saying "Mike pality in Ontario will volunteer to moon. an organization whose Ontario Ministry of the Q. ~ _ ’ has reachedWater- Harris”. take this trash. for any price. title more or less explains their Attorney General in the . loo region. as the A recent article in the'ibronto Another intriguing quasiâ€"[about membership. In early lune of this last three years have all r 1" ., Record ran an editoâ€" Star perhaps ermpaulated the disagreement which has emerged year. a CIA Board resolution concluded that legal aid » rhl last week sug- entire boycott quite succinctly. this summer is a “boycott” of legal requested that senior Toronto is broken and requires a ‘ noting that legal aid Lem! affairs reporter'iiacey'lyler aid by some criminal defence members not accept homicide major overhaul. ART rates should be noted that the issue involves lawyers across Ontario. While the and “guns and gangs” related legal From the associaâ€" SINCLAIR raised Ontarians lawyers and accused criminals. judicial system is not grinding to a aid cases tion's perspective. the have an interest in a two groups unlikely to attract total stoppage like garbage collecâ€" According to the association. province could make a system that is [air much sympathyâ€" sum it is tion. thecurrent dispute overlegal the purposeofthe boycottisto netsavingiftheprogramwus andbaiancedmotir'idecisiomin nothighontheprbritylistofany- aid has elevated to a public can. highlight the notorious imbalance funded properly, since experi- favourof well funded ptosecu- one at Queen’s Park. sciousneas some well defined per» between the compensation and enoed lawyers shorten trails by dons. legal aid payments to However. equality climatice is spectim on equity, access. and resources allocated to the police negotiating reasonable plea barâ€" expertwitnesea such a psychia- fundamental to demouacyand other vital issues in criminal lusâ€" and prosecution versus the gains. conceding evidentiary trists are lower than the retnunera- span (tom the participants. these (ice. defence. in correspondence points and streamlining the overall tion ofiered by the prosecution. a are serious issues that need resolu- Legal aid and the principle that addressed to Attorney General process situation which is hard to justify. 1t don. anyonechargedwithaserious ChrisBentleytheaiminallawyers iameclockyer.directorofthe isalsonotedthattheboyoottis no offence should be entitled to coun- cited an 83 per cent increase in pay Association in Defenceof the occurring at a ratherdilflcult time sel. regardless of their financial for judges between 1997 and 2007. 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