Yes, what we did in our consultations with members who are involved in these kinds of cases is establish that costs have raised exponentially, and certainly my colleague may wish to comment in terms of language rights cases. Things like expert witnesses are increasingly required. The evidence required to establish a prima facie, or first violation of equality rights, is significant. There's complex policy legislation involved today in these cases. What we heard was that they always cost more than you think they will. We're always subsidizing them, sometimes out of pocket, for disbursements as well as through pro bono hours, and we expect that this will continue. Our members recognize the full costs of litigation will not be supported by the program, and because of the importance of access to justice and our commitment to that important fundamental democratic value, we still would like to see it reinstated.
On April 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.