tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post4290865470188793289..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: CHRC Recommendationsbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-92223147917169399402009-06-11T18:23:04.509-04:002009-06-11T18:23:04.509-04:00What MgS said. But having been subjected to Maîtr...What MgS said. But having been subjected to <i>Maître</i> Harvie's scolding, I'm forced, yet again, to wonder peevishly whether the entire legislative and judicial processes are nothing but elaborate schemes to keep lawyers in business. After all, only they can understand each other's curious brand of logic and reason and seem to be unconcerned about fundamental ethics and morality.<br /><br />I suppose it's better than having them running around loose on the streets, though.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-67659697604874484752009-06-11T17:57:10.365-04:002009-06-11T17:57:10.365-04:00@roblaw:
The HRC process is deliberately designed...@roblaw:<br /><br />The HRC process is deliberately designed to not require the involvement of lawyers the way that the judicial system does.<br /><br />This was done quite consciously in recognition of the fact that those who are on the receiving end of discriminatory practices are often not wealthy enough to afford lawyers.<br /><br />Further, only a <a href="http://crystalgaze2.blogspot.com/2008/01/sandblasting-talking-point-into.html" rel="nofollow">small handful of cases ever go beyond the initial assessment or remediation stages</a> to full tribunal hearing and subsequent court appeals.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-36495651950578360332009-06-11T16:06:29.635-04:002009-06-11T16:06:29.635-04:00Ti - You are completely correct - there is no requ...Ti - You are completely correct - there is no requirement for anyone to ever hire a lawyer. However, actually there is no requirement for legal representation on a murder charge, or to represent yourself against children's services when your child is taken from you.. so, why, then, are we spending millions of dollars per year on funding legal aid programs?<br /><br />The reality is that when the government puts you in their sights, and you're subject to $40,000.00 in fines, and additional remedial directions affecting your liberty and your reputation, one might consider a lawyer a good idea.<br /><br />But - you're right Ti - no need for a lawyer, it's a matter of personal choice, but I would think most people, if they had the ability, would in fact hire a lawyer.Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-88960102277150515762009-06-11T11:41:11.830-04:002009-06-11T11:41:11.830-04:00No statutory requirement for legal representation ...<i>No statutory requirement for legal representation (a point Ezra never acknowledges)</i>...<br /><br />...and a point our lazy media never brings up with him. Not once, in the many, many, many instances this idiot has been paraded on our airwaves, has anyone bothered to ask him about that.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.com