PARLIAMENT WANTS TO SPEED UP THE COURT PROCESS BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM JAIL SENTENCE ON SUMMARY CONVICTION FROM 6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS LESS 1 DAY – It will adversely affect low-income earners, law students and non-citizens.

With changes to the Criminal Code pending, the legal community in Windsor is raising concerns that a group of low-income, first-time offenders of minor crimes will be left without access to legal representation in courts.

Source: ‘It’s problematic,’ Bill C-75 to leave low-income people without access to legal help | CBC News