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The federal Liberal government’s recently enacted Bill C-75, an omnibus justice reform bill, has changed the standard length for maximum punishment on summary offences under the Criminal Code to 2 years. This change has had the effect of limiting the ability of paralegals and other agents (such as law students) from representing people who are…
In an effort to make legal fees more affordable and reasonable for regular people, some of the decision makers at the Law Society of BC and the BC Government are looking to license paralegals to provide some legal services and advice. The general consensus is that these licensed paralegals would be able to provide legal…
Rebuilding the Party: Open Nominations As we rebuild the Ontario Liberal Party, we need to build it into a strong and robust organization. While I sincerely hope this is not the case, the political realities indicate that we should prepare for a while in opposition. To build a strong and resilient party, we need to…
A few years ago, the governments of Ontario and British Columbia funded the creation of free textbooks. These textbooks are peer-reviewed and are able to be used in some of the most common post-secondary courses. Best of all — they’re free and available online under a Creative Commons license. These quality textbooks are written by…