Lawyers and paralegals in Ontario will be required to adopt and abide by a controversial statement of principles in order to remain licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Groia said the law society should “find other and better ways to advance those goals” of equality and diversity. One bencher compared it to a U.S. case about forcing children to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, which was rejected as a violation of free speech. “I believe in free speech. She said it elevates the abstract value of free speech over the real concerns of real marginalized people.

Source: National Post December 01, 2017 19:18 UTC