The B.C. government has pledged, in its 2018 budget, to increase investments in the justice sector, promising a total of $56 million over the next three years, stretching across programs from Indigenous services to increased staffing.

The Canadian Bar Association’s B.C. branch says that while the additional funding is welcomed, it only covers a quarter of what is needed to provide services to families and others who cannot afford legal fees.

“The Legal Services Society had estimated that to provide family law legal