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Press Releases / Media Advisories
CBA Urges Speedy Passage of Bill C-31 to Improve Justice for Canadians
Federal Government Abandons Families in Crisis
Letter to Federal MPs
Sample Letter
Newspaper Coverage
Law Times - Lack of resources hampers judicial monitoring
Sudbury Star - Do we need more judges?
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Media Coverage
Family Court in Crisis Media Coverage
Law Times Editorial on Family Courts in Crisis
Radio Interviews
OBA President Heather McGee on CFRA 580 Ottawa
Carleton County Law Association President Tom Conway |
Quotes
"The OBA is asking you (federal MPs), together with your caucus colleagues from Ontario, to advocate for an increase in the Ontario judicial complement."
- Excerpt from Heather McGee Letter to federal MPs
"According to provincial median wait times, an Ottawa client without jumping the queue for healthcare could wait their turn and consecutively receive a knee replacement (123 days), a hip replacement (97 days), cataract surgery (78 days) and a CT scan (13 days) before they could appear before an Ottawa Family Court judge."
- Heather McGee, Press Release on Family Court in Crisis
This (mandatory sentencing) will put a tremendous strain on the court system, "which is already at the breaking point," said Morton.
- Packet Orillia and Times
Headlines
“Whither the Family Court Judges”
- Law Times
“Crisis looms for family courts, group warns”
- Kitchener Waterloo Record
“Courts need more judges”
- Sudbury Star
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