Category: Law Society of Ontario

‘It’s Going to Transform the Legal System’: Lawyer Discusses ‘Wokeness’ in Canadian Law Societies

July 19, 2023
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The Law Society of Alberta (LSA) has developed new measures of “competency” for lawyers that some, including Calgary-based lawyer Glenn Blackett, say could undermine the Canadian legal system. Of particular concern, he says, are the “cultural competency” standards presented by the LSA. Included are statements to the effect that Canada’s legal system is racist and…

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Results Are in for Ontario’s Law Society Elections, a Battle Over ‘Woke Ideology’

May 1, 2023
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The Ontario Law Society’s leadership election this year had a slate of candidates called FullStop campaigning against “woke” policies. The election results were announced May 1, and the FullStop slate lost to the opposing Good Governance Coalition. Good Governance candidates took all 40 of the seats. In the last election, in 2019, the FullStop slate…

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Why the Ontario Law Society’s Findings on Systemic Racism Can’t Be Taken at Face Value

April 15, 2023
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Commentary The legal profession in Ontario is systemically racist, says the Law Society of Ontario. It has a report that says so. That report is the foundation for an extensive program of “anti-racist” and “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” (EDI) measures to be imposed on all Ontario lawyers, paralegals, and firms. The problem is, the report…

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‘Culture Wars’ Come to Ontario Law Society Election

March 21, 2023
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In the run-up to the Ontario law society’s election in April, a group of lawyers is taking a stand against what they say is the regulator’s imposition of “woke ideology” on its members in the form of equity and diversity initiatives. Lawyers and judges—the latter of whom are former lawyers—should be a bastion of impartiality,…

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