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ALBERTA IS RESORTING TO WITHDRAWING LESS SERIOUS CHARGES DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES – But it is also the trickle-down effect that you have to worry about.

Posted bywpengine 16 December 2019

Source: Alberta resorts to large-scale ‘triage’ for courts | Spring Hill Insider

Posted bywpengine16 December 2019Posted inUncategorized

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