
Alberta’s legal aid lawyers vote to end job action
CALGARY, AB – Alberta’s defence lawyers have voted to put months of job action on pause after the province announced an interim increase to legal aid funding.
Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro announced yesterday, December 21, 2022, the government will hike the amount of money it pays legal aid lawyers from $100 to $125 dollars per hour.
Organizations representing lawyers in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and southern Alberta launched job actions in August and have largely refused to accept new legal aid cases since late September.
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