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Article: Law Society Thanks Attorney General for His Work on Legal Aid.

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September 24, 2009
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TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 24, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Convocation, the Law Society's Board of Governors, today endorsed the comments of the Alliance for Sustainable Legal Aid (ASLA) in their letter to the Honourable Chris Bentley, Attorney General of Ontario, the text of which is included below. Convocation thanked the Attorney General for his work to increase Legal Aid Ontario's funding.

Dear Minister:

ASLA members appreciate the dedicated work you have put into the achievement of additional funding for legal aid, culminating in $150 million expendable over four years, in the absence of any federal contribution. Although we remain concerned that ...

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