National Adult Literacy Database

Series: Plain Language Association International (PLAIN) - Fourth Biennial Conference

Authors: Philippe Hallée

Collection: Research Materials

Traditionally, a statute is a message of the sovereign to the people (at least in Canada!). The accent is not on communicating the information it contains. Philippe described a prototype project of Justice Canada to develop a more accessible act. If this prototype is approved by Parliament, all federal legislation in Canada would be drafted using some or all of the features developed for the Employment Insurance Act. Philippe presented those features at this session and talked about the evolution of a new writing culture for legal drafters.

Added: 2003-03-24

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