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gime or the tort reform efforts of the legisla-
ture in B.C.," says Rice.
On Jan. 20, the TLABC applied to the Su-
preme Court of Canada for intervenor status
in an upcoming case from the Quebec Court of
Appeal where the Quebec legislature sought
to remove certain civil litigation matters from
the Quebec Superior Court to the provincial
court for civil damages up to $85,000.
"There's a similar legal issue as to wheth-
er this is the type of thing the legislature can
take from the superior court and designate
to an inferior body," Rice says. "Its determi-
nation, particularly with respect to the s. 96
issues, could have some significant bearing
"The simpler we can make the system,
the less expensive that system will
be to operate, without question. We have
absolutely proven that in Ontario."
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on our litigation."
As the changes and challenges rage on,
Wagman says the more layers the government
adds, the more tests they create, the more
money the province's systems must spend to
figure it all out.
"The simpler we can make the system, the
less expensive that system will be to operate,
without question," he says. "We have absolute-
ly proven that in Ontario."
