The LSO’s Statement of Principles Missed Its Mark At September’s convocation, the Law Society of Ontario (“LSO”) voted 28–20 (with two abstentions) to repeal the Statement of Principles (“SOP”), an oath that every licensee must adopt in their annual report “to promote equality, diversity and inclusion”, both generally and in one’s “behaviour towards colleagues, employees, clients and the public.”...
Diversity is Our Strength, But Freedom of Conscience and Expression is Our Lifeblood
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