'A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME DIDN'T WORK When it was asked p. ; Ontario township did £ double-take, then a slow burn, according to Tny Sloga, editor of Canadian Automotive Trade, After a bit of investi- gation, council found that the function named in the application was just another name for that bugbear of munici- palities -- the good old wrecking yard. The application was turned down, but was still rated as a "nice try." If you had a serious legal problem, could you afford his fee? You can now. A criminal or civil action, or specialized legal counsel might cost more than you can afford. Yet justice may depend on both. Inability to pay a lawyer is one of the last remaining obstacles to justice within the law. This is no longer a problem in Ontario. On March 29, 1967, a new legal assistance act became effective in Ontario. It guarantees that no resident of this province shall be denied his legal rights because of the lack of money. You choose your own lawyer. You make application to him or your area director. Then a decision is made as to what portion of the legal costs, if any, you can pay. The difference is made up from the legal assistant fund provided by the Government of Ontario.^ The plan is administered by The Law Society of Upper Canada. Neither the court nor the public knows y^ have received legal assistance. It is a private* The new Ontario Legal Assistance Plan- LOCAL AREA DIRECTOR: Hugh E. Fleming, Q.C.,1