Alberta lawyers will soon vote whether to get rid of a law society rule used to mandate Indigenous cultural competency training for members of the legal…
, which allows members of the law society board to require lawyers undergo “specific continuing professional development requirements” or face suspension.Sign 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. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
He is, however, opposed to what he sees as the ability of the law society to mandate certain programs, comparing it to the “indoctrination” of professionals in his native China.Article content Song eventually completed the course “under protest.” Twenty-six out of 9,769 Alberta lawyers were suspended for failing to complete The Path, eight of whom remain suspended.
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