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Archive For Entries On Hawkes (2007)

Hawkes and the Ever-Present Debate over Legal Aid

Recent events have made plain the politically charged nature of the debate in Canada over the provision of legal aid. In Ontario, the McGuinty government’s proposed Bill 107, which called for the elimination of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, was characterized by many as a backhanded attempt at dismantling civil legal aid, (by eliminating the [...]