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Justice Ontario Access Partnership

August 27, 2008

Justice Ontario is a new one-stop, easy-to-use website and telephone hotline that gives all Ontarians an entry point for accessing legal resources and basic information on the most common justice-related topics.

The Attorney General has invited groups with expertise in all areas of the justice system to form an Access Partnership to continually improve the website's content and to create a pathway for Ontarians by linking Justice Ontario to "next step" expertise.

The Justice Ontario Access Partnership includes representation from:

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Ontario Bar Association
• Advocates' Society
• County and District Law Presidents Association
• Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
• Legal Aid Ontario
• Community Legal Education Ontario
• Pro Bono Law Ontario.

The Access Partnership will work closely with the Ministry of the Attorney General to incorporate feedback from Justice Ontario users and the legal community on how the Justice Ontario website and telephone hotline can evolve to provide the most current and easy-to-understand information about Ontario's justice system.

Contacts

Sheamus Murphy
Minister's Office, 416-326-1785

Brendan Crawley
Communications Branch, 416-326-2210

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