Several dozen protesters mobilized at the Calgary Court Centre, forming a picket line with signs showing their disapproval with their situation and displeasure with the treatment handed to them but the justice ministry."It's never happened in this province before," said Kelsey Sitar, vice-president of the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association of Calgary.
"I don't know that we've ever even had defence lawyers organized to stop taking legal aid files of any kind. I know of it happening at times in other provinces – most recently in Ontario – but it is very unusual for it to have to come to this." Friday's picket lines are a result of a fight between Legal Aid Alberta and the provincial government over a lack of funding.
In mid-August, representatives of multiple associations that provide legal aid to clients resolved that, starting Sept. 1, they would
Gee. This could be a real hardship on the criminals on our communities. They may have to suspend their criminal activities until the NDP lawyers go back to work.
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