Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question for today is for the Minister of Justice, the Honourable Mr. Kakfwi. It is in relationship to concerns that business people and others may have. It is to deal with the small claims court and the amount of dollars that an individual can go to small claims court on. At the present time it is $5,000. My personal opinion, and some feedback I have received, is that it should be higher than $5,000, Mr. Speaker. There are always difficulties on the part of a business if it is $5,500, then you cannot go to small claims court, it has to be done through lawyers and by the judges. I believe even some of the legal people would probably agree with me because some of them are very small claims. Also it would save this government money in court costs if individuals were allowed to argue before the courts that the claim is owed. It saves court time. I know in other jurisdictions there are small claims courts and judges specifically dedicated for this. I am wondering if the Minister would consider having his department look at changing the level and the amount that could be claimed in court under the small claims court by changing it up from $5,000? Thank you.
Jake Ootes on Question 167-13(7): Small Claims Court Procedures
In the Legislative Assembly on April 30th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Question 167-13(7): Small Claims Court Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
April 29th, 1999
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