Lowering the Bar Is Not Access to Justice
The Ministry of Attorney General’s draft recommendations on regulated paralegals propose expanding non-lawyer advocacy into courts and administrative tribunals, including traffic court, some criminal matters, small claims, residential tenancy disputes, workers’ compensation matters, and family law in Provincial Court, with possible involvement in Supreme Court matters under a specialization model.
The proposal is framed as an access to justice initiative, but make no mistake: It is not. It represents a policy choice to lower professional standards in high-stakes legal environments rather than confront the structural failures the government itself created.
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