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Society & Government

Justice and legal aid platforms

Here's what the 2023 PEI election parties are promising.

PC
  • Provide $500K for Community Legal Information, which helps residents understand the law and justice system

    "Provide $500,000 in funding for Community Legal Information to continue their work on intimate partner violence, workplace sexual harassment, and cyberbullying" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-16

  • Establish a Community Legal Aid Service

    "Establish a Community Legal Aid Service to increase access to justice including legal representation which is not currently provided by existing legal aid programs" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-16

Green
  • Increase the budget for Legal Aid, and make sure it's sufficiently staffed
  • Promote restorative justices approaches, focusing on rehabilitation over punishment
We don't have any Liberal policies on Justice and legal aid.

NDP
  • Double investment in the Violence Against Women Prevention Grant

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