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Justice, Crime, & Law Enforcement

Legal aid & access to justice platforms

Here's what the 2019 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Provide free legal aid to survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
  • Require all judges to take training on sexual assault law.
  • Enable hiring of as many as 425 new Crown prosecutors and 225 new judges.

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providing free legal aid to survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, to make sure that they have access to quality, affordable legal representation;

requiring that all judges in Canada undertake mandatory training on sexual assault law, including myths and stereotypes about victims and the effects of trauma on victims’ memory (the “Ambrose bill”); and

providing additional support to the provinces and territories, to enable them to hire as many as 425 new Crown prosecutors, and 225 new judges, to help reduce delays.

From Forward, retrieved 2019-09-30.

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We don't have any Conservative policies on Legal aid & access to justice.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Legal aid & access to justice.
We don't have any Green policies on Legal aid & access to justice.
We don't have any PPC policies on Legal aid & access to justice.

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