Legal Access Equity Act

⚠ This is a flightplan, not a commitment. Flightplans are hypothetical policy proposals modelled in the Ducklings causal simulation. They become projects only when voted into adoption through Consensus. Metrics shown reflect simulation model outputs, not real-world outcomes.

$0.68B CAD

Fiscal Impact

Medium-term (2–5 years)

Time Horizon

Low–Medium

Implementation Risk

Epoch 108

Continuum Entry

Overview

Establishes legal aid as a statutory federal entitlement funded at $38 per capita. Extends duty counsel to all federal administrative tribunals. Mandates plain language rights disclosure at every point of government contact.

Problem Statement

legal_aid_per_capita_spending is $12 vs $48 in UK. administrative_tribunal_representation_rate is 67%. rights_literacy_index is 0.34. A right that cannot be enforced without resources is not a right — it is a privilege dressed as a right.

Proposed Approach

STATUTORY ENTITLEMENT: Legal aid reclassified from discretionary to statutory. $38/capita federal, matched by provinces to $25/capita minimum. TRIBUNAL DUTY COUNSEL at all federal administrative tribunals. PLAIN LANGUAGE DISCLOSURE at every federal government interaction involving rights. SMALL CLAIMS EXPANSION to $50,000.

Anticipated Impacts

legal_aid_per_capita_spending rises from $12 toward $38; administrative_tribunal_representation_rate falls from 67%; rights_literacy_index rises; rights_enforcement_accessibility_index rises from 0.31.

Ducklings Simulation

This proposal is active in the Ducklings causal simulation (Epoch 108). The simulation models downstream effects using a BFS cascade engine with strength-weighted, time-delayed edges capped at 3-hop depth and ±25% per-hop limits. Cascade outputs are bounded by variable saturation thresholds.

Domain: Human Rights | Proposal ID: 235 | Series: H-series

How to Engage

Discuss this flightplan in the Pond forum under Human Rights. Vote on adoption through Consensus. Adopted flightplans become projects with real-world implementation tracking.

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