Bill No. 105 - Judicature Act. - Third Reading

CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : Mr. Speaker, I'm also pleased to stand and support this bill. We know in our own constituencies, I know from my own background, the challenges that the legal system poses particularly in matters of family law where you're dealing with a very challenging time - often people who are self-represented, who don't know how to make their way through court.

The fact that you have to have matters that are currently in two different courts - depending on whether you're hearing about divorce or about maintenance or custody - to have a Unified Family Court we believe will greatly simplify that process. It will make it easier for litigants, more cost-effective, simpler, and along with the addition of judges, it increases access to justice. Therefore we are pleased to support it.