Sentences with phrase «bc justice reform»

In an unprecedented move that reflects a climate of judicial concern over the BC Justice Reform initiative, the three Chief Justices of BC's courts issued a five page statement on judicial independence today.

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With Justice Cromwell's surprise decision to resign this September, the Federal Liberals promising reform of Supreme Court appointments, and recent media discussion around the political edges of judicial appointments, The Law Society of BC yesterday offered recommendations to Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould promoting four core principles for the judicial appointment process.

These follow a long series of reports federally and provincially that include many of the same recommendations for change including BC's Civil Justice Reform Working group report and the CBA's 1996 report.

In a previous post, I reviewed the BC Government's launch of the Justice Reform Initiative which includes a Green Paper on Modernizing BC's Justice System, an internal audit of legal aid, and the launch of a new website on court information and statistics.

Today, in coalition with BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, and Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF held a press conference to announce our list of comprehensive recommendations to reform BC's justice system in service of building a more just, equal, and inclusive province.

Our Justice Reform for BC report, which has been shared with BC's Attorney General, Solicitor General, and opposition critics, proposes justice system reforms categorized into 10 main areas of law and policy, including but not limited to policing, access to justice, family law, corrections, human rights, mental illness and addiction, poverty and income inequality, and government compliance with outstanding legal proteJustice Reform for BC report, which has been shared with BC's Attorney General, Solicitor General, and opposition critics, proposes justice system reforms categorized into 10 main areas of law and policy, including but not limited to policing, access to justice, family law, corrections, human rights, mental illness and addiction, poverty and income inequality, and government compliance with outstanding legal protejustice system reforms categorized into 10 main areas of law and policy, including but not limited to policing, access to justice, family law, corrections, human rights, mental illness and addiction, poverty and income inequality, and government compliance with outstanding legal protejustice, family law, corrections, human rights, mental illness and addiction, poverty and income inequality, and government compliance with outstanding legal protections.

In coalition with BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, and Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF published a list of comprehensive recommendations to reform BC's justice system in service of a more just, equal, and inclusive province.

As the new government of British Columbia begins its work, a broad coalition of legal organizations has come together to call for significant reform of BC's justice system.

BC Ministry of Justice The mission of the Ministry of Justice is to lead law reform in British Columbia, see that public affairs are administered in accordance with the law and ensure that British Columbia is a province where people are safe

My experience is that, at least in BC, justice reform efforts have focused primarily on accessibility.