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Regional Chair to Send a Letter to Province Regarding Legal Aid Funding Cuts

The Region is backing the Niagara Community Legal Clinic. It's funded by Legal Aid Ontario, which saw about $17-million in provincial funding cuts this year.

There have also been indications from the province, that an additional $17.3-million could be cut from Legal Aid’s budget in 2020.

Regional Council heard two delegations about that matter at their meeting last night.

They passed a motion afterwards, directing Regional Chair Jim Bradley to send a letter to Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey.

He's going to request that the province not implement anymore funding cuts and reinvest in Legal Aid.

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