As citizens of our province and members of our communities, we are all participants in the justice process. On January 30, 1998, I announced plans to hold a Summit on Justice. Its mission was “To build consensus on actions for improving public confidence and community participation in the justice system.” The summit was held in January 1999.

The summit concluded a series of public and sector consultations across Alberta. The public consultations were headed by an all-party MLA committee and were held in May, June and September 1998. These consultations gave everyone the opportunity to tell the government of Alberta how well the justice system is performing, and what needs to be done to make it even better than it is today.

A final report detailing the summit's outcome was presented to government in March 1999. The approved recommendations will be incorporated into the government’s business planning process.

Jon Havelock, Q.C.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General

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