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News: Department of Justice Releases Qualitative Study on Serious Problems Faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual-Minotirty People in Western Canada

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Written by Calvin Ediger Recently the Department of Justice released a study on serious legal problems faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual-minority people living in Western Canada. The study focused on the types of serious problems the participants faced in the last three years and the actions they had taken to address these […]

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News: Department of Justice Releases Report on Legal Clinics in Canada During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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By Calvin Ediger Legal clinics provide an important avenue for access to justice initiatives across Canada. Recently the Department of Justice released a report studying the impacts of Covid-19 upon legal clinics across the country. The study focused mainly on clinics that provided services tied to federal jurisdiction, “criminal law, marriage and divorce, immigration and

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News: Department of Justice Releases Dual Reports on Legal Aid in Canada

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Written by Calvin Ediger In July 2021 the Department of Justice’s Evaluation Branch released a report entitled Evaluation of the Legal Aid Program. Presented within was an evaluation of the effectiveness in federal funding for legal aid programs covering the fiscal years 2016-2017 to 2019-2020.[1] More information was released by the Department of Justice’s Research and Statistics

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