B.C. defence lawyers call foul as Crown counsel granted access to COVID-19 vaccines
Advocates are mobilizing now that Vancouver Crown attorneys have been granted early access to COVID-19 vaccines while defence lawyers have not.
Criminal Defence Advocacy Society is calling upon the province to extend inoculation access granted to BC Prosecution Service personnel to workers in courtrooms across the province.
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Lee said she found it appalling that sheriffs and defence lawyers, “who have more public-facing interaction,” were not prioritized first for vaccines.
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