Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to ask a few questions here with regards to legal aid services and the needs that we have with legal aid. When we travelled with the Child and Family Services Act review, one of the things that was made very evident to us as committee members was the difficulties that people have particularly in the small communities accessing legal aid services in terms of child apprehensions and so on. I think there is an increase. I think we are hiring another lawyer for legal aid services in this next year’s budget, but I would like confirmation on that. I would also like to know in terms of the longer term view, what the department’s plans are to deal with the lack of access to legal aid for our clients who are residents who need it. Thank you.
Wendy Bisaro on Committee Motion 39-16(5): Defer Consideration Of Health And Social Services Department Summary, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 2011. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 39-16(5): Defer Consideration Of Health And Social Services Department Summary, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 28th, 2011
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