He is asking for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, hoping Canada’s top court — unlike the courts below it — will see things his way. “Because if they got criticized, they run the risk of the law society saying you’re guilty of misconduct. “I can tell you that they’re very well perceived at the law society,” he said with a smirk. “They’ve given me an opportunity to play a meaningful role,” said Groia, who sits on several committees at the law society. I’d like to think that, even now, the law society is never going to do to another lawyer what they did to me.”

Source: thestar October 21, 2016 19:44 UTC