Jessica Gagne, a child protection and family lawyer based in Toronto, Ontario, speaks about child protection appeals under Ontario's Child, Youth and Family Services Act. Topics discussed include: "behind the scenes" of these appeals, including how the Legal Aid Ontario funding system works and challenges faced by appellate lawyers representing parents. Jessica also identifies specific ways in which judges, Legal Aid Ontario and child protection lawyers can work to level the playing field in this area -- which is, after all, a founding principle of our adversarial system.
