Lawyers risk suspension if they fail to complete the course, introduced in response to one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action
Alberta lawyers will vote Monday on whether to keep a rule set by their governing body that mandates Indigenous competency training, after 51 of the province’s more than 11,000 legal practitioners introduced a motion to scrap it.
The course was introduced in response to one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action. The commission said lawyers should receive appropriate training on Indigenous history, including the residential school system and Crown-Indigenous relations. Indigenous lawyer Koren Lightning-Earle collected signatures for the letter with four colleagues. She said it was heartening to see solidarity in such large numbers, but that the petition is disturbing. She added that the constant battle to advance Indigenous rights is tiresome.
“In consideration of this authority, the Law Society must regulate in the public interest, which includes promoting and enforcing a high standard of professional and ethical conduct by Alberta lawyers,” the letter said.
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