Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today goes to the Minister of Justice, regarding lack of legal services being provided for those who are on the waiting list for legal aid.
Mr. Speaker, I understand that there is a huge backlog in the legal aid program and that there are as many as 100 people who are in need of legal aid on the waiting list. While legal aid deals mostly with criminal and family, because of the jeopardy in question criminal files get more attention and earlier than family files. It is mothers and children who are often left without legal service in order to get custody and child support. Is the Minister aware of this situation? If so, has he done anything about it, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.