Ask a Lawyer: Healing and peacemaking at Edmonton Indigenous Court

Edmonton’s Indigenous court is an opportunity for healing, peacemaking and community support for Indigenous people in the justice system.    Edmonton’s Indigenous court is distinct from your typical docket court – aside from the accused, defence counsel, prosecutor and judge, this court process also involves an Elder, a caseworker, an eagle staff and even a […]

LAA President, Board Chair each awarded Queen’s Counsel designation

Awards recognize exceptional merit and exemplary service in the Canadian justice system    Members of the Legal Aid Alberta community have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Counsel designation. The QC designation is a centuries-old tradition originating in England in 1603.   In Alberta, the title is conferred on lawyers by the Minister of Justice and […]