Alberta Legal Aid

• Calgary police chief calls for bail reforms, including categorizing known ‘repeat and violent offenders’

  Calgary Police Service Chief Mark Neufeld wants a 'small number' of 'repeat and violent offenders' to be held to a higher standard when it comes to eligibility for bail.

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  Feb 9, 2023
  
• Alberta legal aid lawyers’ job action ends after government hikes rate 25%

  Alberta's defence lawyers have voted to pause months of job action after the government announced an interim increase to funding for legal aid. 

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  Dec 22, 2022
  
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• Alberta criminal defence lawyers escalate job action in legal aid battle

  Criminal defence lawyers escalated job action Thursday in an ongoing dispute with the provincial government over the amount of compensation paid by Legal Aid Alberta.

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  Sep 1, 2022
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• Legal aid lawyers reach breaking point, request more funding from province

  Lawyers say Alberta's legal aid program has been underfunded for years and now they're requesting more provincial funding.

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2022
• Alberta commits $70M to legal aid services

  Alberta is putting in another $70 million to legal aid services as part of a new agreement.

  Money

  Oct 11, 2018
• ‘Not an empty threat:’ Alberta defence lawyers warn of strike in legal aid fight

  The president of a defence lawyers group says strike action is possible if the Alberta government doesn't come to the table with serious cash to fix legal aid.

  Crime

  May 8, 2018
• Albertans to have access to Legal Aid lawyers at 1st appearance bail hearings

  The NDP government says the measure will reduce court backlogs and help Albertans understand their rights.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2018
• Alberta defence lawyers demanding boost to ‘neglected and degraded’ Legal Aid

  Members of a Calgary defence lawyers group are halting work they do for free to pressure the Alberta government to boost Legal Aid funding.

  Crime

  Apr 17, 2018
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• Alberta Justice officials say people have wrong idea about legal-aid fee

  Alberta Justice officials say an up-front fee from $25 to $150 for legal-aid clients has been the victim of misperceptions. 

  Money

  Oct 11, 2017
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• Ottawa commits an extra $30M in annual funding for legal aid programs

  Ottawa plans to give the provinces more money for legal aid programs to help improve access to the justice system.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2016