Legal Aid Ont. to get $150 million funding hike over 4 years, new fee system (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
TORONTO – Ontario’s legal aid system will get a $150-million increase in funding over the next four years as the Liberal government moves to stop a growing protest by defence lawyers and Crown attorneys.
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