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Public legal education and information (PLEI) is defined as: | Public legal education and information (PLEI) is defined as: | ||
:"... an activity that seeks in a systematic way to provide people with the opportunity to obtain information about the law and the justice system in a form that is timely and | :"... an activity that seeks in a systematic way to provide people with the opportunity to obtain information about the law and the justice system in a form that is timely and appropriate to their needs, but does not include advocacy or representation on behalf of individuals, nor the provision of legal advice." | ||
appropriate to their needs, but does not include advocacy or representation on behalf of individuals, | |||
nor the provision of legal advice." | |||
:- Department of Justice, Access to Justice Agreement 2007-2009 (cited on the [http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/clearinghouse/public-legal-education-and-information-plei website] for the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice) | :- Department of Justice, Access to Justice Agreement 2007-2009 (cited on the [http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/clearinghouse/public-legal-education-and-information-plei website] for the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice) | ||