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Would Canada consider a system of FREE Legal Services in each Province?

Like similar to Free Healthcare, except you make legal services a right of the Canadian citizen by requiring that Attorney fees be paid in the form of taxes. Now, there is equal justice under the law, not just for criminal prosecutions, but civil torts, contract breaches, discrimination in the workplace, everybody can now see a Lawyer like they can see a Doctor. Depending on the severity of your injustice, you wait for your time to be represented. For example, if you are fired because of your race or national origin, you would get immediate attention. A system like this would empower some of Canada's poorest citizens to afford the same legal recourses as wealthy businessmen. Would Canada consider Legal Reform like this? Or maybe this could be a 2 tier system, where you must begin with a public lawyer, and if that lawyer determines your case is not strong enough for litigation, you can then choose to pay a hefty fee and get a private attorney Also there would be a key exception to this Legal Reform Idea. If the entity you are suing is the Govt of Canada, then the Canadian Government would have STRICT laws limiting its powers against an individual citizen/resident, including the amount of funding of its advocates....and Govt money to support your advocates would be your unconditional right...the Legal Governing body would be severed from the rest of Canada's Govt Workings.

Public Comments

1. LOL - Another Eric S question. The answer is yes, Canada already DOES have a portion of the Legal System free. It called the police force. Royal Canadian Mounted Police for one. We do allow a 2 tier system on it as you can hire security guards and body guards to protect your property specifically instead of relying on the general public coverage.
2. Each province already has this service available. It's called Legal Aid. If you are unemployed, the service is provided for free. If you are a low income earner, they will charge a very low fee.
3. Its called legal aid you have it to.
4. Canada does not have free health care. We pay high taxes for our health care services. A similar system for providing legal services would require yet another huge hike in taxes.