This week, a slate of those brave enough to publicly oppose the ‘statement of principles’ the Law Society of Ontario imposed upon lawyers was resoundingly elected
I often have kind words for lawyers — those I have seen at work and admire but also, in general, on how when you’re in trouble, with your liberty at stake, your lawyer is your best friend.This week, after a 15-day election period, a slate of those brave enough to publicly oppose the “statement of principles” the Law Society of Ontario imposed upon lawyers in December of 2016 was resoundingly elected as benchers .
It just happens that these two men were among the outspoken leaders of StopSOP and the two who have launched a constitutional challenge to the new Law Society rules — they, and the Canadian Constitution Foundation that supports them, say the SOP abridges the Charter rights of freedom of speech, thought and conscience.
As Klippenstein wrote in a piece for the Quillette, only routinely a great read, earlier this year, “I will not be told what to say or what to value — especially by the regulator of what is supposed to be a body of independent lawyers.”
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