Alternate Dispute Resolution
A recent Statistics Canada report shows that only 12% of Canadians earn more than $50,000 per year and only 2% earn over $100,000 per year. The “average” Canadian male earned $39,000 per year and the “average Canadian female $25,000 per year. It is not hard to see from those numbers that there are not a lot of extra dollars floating around a household.
Anyone who has had to deal with a matter in Court can tell you the rising cost of justice in Canada. It is said now that if you have a civil claim in Vancouver that’s under $200,000.00 it’s better to walk away from it than try to take it to Court. That is a very bitter pill to swallow for most people.
The answer lies in developing alternate methods of resolving disputes. Mediation and Arbitration can be very cost effective if everyone agrees on the format. What will happen is anyone’s guess.
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