The bail program was implemented to address staffing and assignment of Crown counsel who carry out bail-related responsibilities.
B.C.'s new bail program aimed at streamlining the province’s court release system has hit a roadblock as the government goes to court to have an arbitrator’s decision stayed pending judicial review.
In a statement to Glacier Media, the Ministry of Attorney General said the program would cover all Crown counsel bail functions inside and outside of regular court sitting hours. As such, the association filed a grievance on July 27, 2022, alleging repeated and ongoing breaches of its role as the exclusive bargaining agent.
He ordered the government to cease and desist in dealing with individual Crown lawyers and to negotiate with the association. In the alternative, the government asked that the decision and orders be referred back to the arbitrator for reconsideration with this court’s directions pursuant to the Judicial Procedure Act.
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