Access to justice in Canada ‘abysmal’: CBA Report

Access to justice in Canada is being described as “abysmal” in a new report from the Canadian Bar Association, which calls for change by 2030.

 Access to justice in Canada is being described as “abysmal” in a new report from the Canadian Bar Association, which also calls for much more than “quick fix” solutions.

The summary report, released Sunday at the association’s conference in Saskatoon, says there is profoundly unequal access to justice in Canada.
“Inaccessible justice costs us all, but visits its harshest consequences on the poorest people in our communities,” says the report.
Report author Melina Buckley says one of the biggest concerns is the growing number of people who represent themselves in civil cases.

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