As lawyers escalate job action to demand reform of Legal Aid Alberta funding, the organization itself is now joining in on calls for more provincial funding.
Members of four defence lawyer organizations along with family lawyers that take on cases for Albertans eligible for legal aid support staged a walkout at courthouses in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary on Friday.
On Wednesday, the associations' members voted to ramp up action and will stop accepting any new legal aid cases starting Monday.
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