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Quebec to boost small-claims limit to $15,000<\/i><\/b>
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\nBy Robert Frank<\/b>
\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The government is moving swiftly to increase the amount that you can claim in the province\u2019s small claims courts from $7,000 to $15,000, Fabre MNA Gilles Ouimet told The Suburban.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new limits will come into force sooner rather than later, possibly as soon as January 2015,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n

Ouimet successfully appealed to fellow legislators of all political stripes last week, who voted to approve the bill, which passed first reading in the National Assembly, Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m pleased to hear from my opposition colleagues is that we can quickly proceed with consideration of the bill to make it applicable quickly,\u201d he said in the legislature last week, \u201cbecause all of us have an interest in implementing substantive measures which will ensure that [ordinary citizens] have recourse to the justice system.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBy approving the first reading of the bill, the National Assembly has adopted the law in principle,\u201d Ouimet explained. \u201cNow we will proceed to study the bill, section by section, before the next step, when it will be adopted.\u201d<\/p>\n

He expressed optimism that the broad consensus in the legislature will continue and that the bill will swiftly pass final reading, once the review is complete.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll political parties represented in this House need to ensure access-to-justice,\u201d said Ouimet. \u201cIn justice, it\u2019s of foremost importance that citizens understand how the law of the land applies to them. It\u2019s essential that these laws are simple to understand and apply, so as to avoid needless debate and needless litigation in the enforcement of our laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

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