Political spats should be adjudicated by the public, not the lawyerly star chamber.
In Alberta, a small circle of professionals are trying to tilt the balance of power back to themselves — and away from democracy — by using the professional disciplinary process. A few doctors are trying to depose United Conservative Party provincial cabinet minister Tyler Shandro, who is a lawyer, by
to his professional regulator. The complaints date back to 2020 when he was serving as the province’s health minister; actual disciplinary hearings began only in January when he was serving as theSign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Lawyers, Shandro included, aren’t supposed to engage in what’s called “conduct unbecoming” of the profession. In other words, they’re supposed to behave honourably. Not behaving honourably can result in sanction by the law society — and in extreme cases, disbarment and therefore the end of a lawyer’s career. The conduct should be pretty serious for the law society to get involved.
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