The whole initiative was obnoxious and obtuse nonsense but the imposition of the obligation to promote equality was the real show-stopper, and a StopSOP group of candidates was elected as benchers of the Law Society, taking the incumbents by surprise, and they managed by a narrow margin to repeal the Statement of Principles, which could have been construed as requiring them to agitate aggressively for gestures of compulsory equality and diversity in any clubs, associations, social groups, or...
It may conceivably be just a coincidence, but these professional associations have escalated their aggressive direction of their memberships as the country has adopted and imposed upon the courts federal and provincial charters of rights. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was attached to the Constitution Act of 1982 which replaced the British North America Act that was the founding document of Canada in 1867.
Traditionally, the British legal system has focused on the rights of individuals while the French legal system, which has been substantially emulated in Quebec, also enunciates those rights but is much swifter in invoking and upholding the primacy of the rights of society as a whole over those of individuals.
With the steady assertive overreach of these professional associations, all these tendencies are becoming cross-threaded. The Bar of Ontario, in attempting to push its Statement of Principles, purported to be promoting ”equality, diversity, and inclusion” , and implicitly to be upholding both the letter and the spirit of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But in doing so it was trying to direct the behaviour of its members and also claim the right to direct the thoughts of its members.
This spring there will be a new election of benchers and a counter-coup is being attempted by anti-StopSOP candidates.
Conrad Black obviously is still nursing his illegitimate grievances decades later.
No, that would be the department of justice that came for you Connie…warrant and all!
Yea there are ethical values that must be followed to treat everyone being represented or covered by standards to be on the same page for consistency and fair value. Something about ethics bothers your Sir Commie Black.
Arbritary and capricious, enforcement of what ethics or cannons , question of perception , is a professional a professional 24hrs. A day or only when he's applying his profession for remuneration ?
If anyone knows about how they should never be held accountable for their actions, its 'ol Connie Black
Conrad Black isn't even Canadian.
Oh please🤣
Peterson never fully recovered from a deadly accidental addiction to benzodiazepines when his star really took off and the raw damage of sycophantic hero worship enveloped him. Now- he is an expert on everything. (Except stealing from unions, right Conrad?)
yes because professional organizations have STANDARDS for their members holy crap can you stop promoting the words of this convicted felon
Good....y'all lying, bullshit spreading grifters
They came for you Conrad but you showed them! You went to jail!!
Why is it The National Post takes the sides of criminals? Regular citizens want professionals to be just that…PROFESSIONAL.
Convicted fraud Conrad Black has something to say about ethics
Another man baby alert
Imagine if doctors who violated the Hippocratic oath and informed consent lost their licenses; then, we’d have a real shortage of doctors ;)
Criminal fraudster with a thesaurus. A perfect advocate for JP and his incel army.
What are they going to do, punish Canadians who vote Conservative? If they really want to go there, they should also stop their members from making donations to political parties. Oh wait, It is ok to express views and give money to support the Liberals or their Woke friends!
Yes that’s the point.
Why is the printing opinion pieces from a convicted felon?
Felon who broke the law has an opinion on someone who won’t follow ethics?
That is what Trump says. The scammer in chief whining they come after him. Well they did not come too hard after him about his Birther Lies. He is still a candidate for President. Yet, still scammer in chief. Nobody cares about your self important crocodile tears.
Conrad Black the criminal try to lecture us.
Did you miss the part where he counselled suicide on twitter?
convicted felon says what?
If you are not member of a professional organization no one will come after you the same way you cannot practice a job that allow you to make good living and respect. Maybe we should abolish professional bodies and let anyone perform medical procedures and surgeries
He took an oath. He broke the oath. If you don’t want to abide by an oath you’ve agreed to take… don’t take it.
Good
Of course the discredited Post is defending that discredited incel, running propaganda from a convicted felon. EndThePostSubsidy
YouAreNotEvenCanadian Let’s make this trend!
You’re not even Canadian.
'And the law' when you're a criminal like Conrad.
Stopped reading at Conrad Black
yes, professional organizations will come for unprofessional charlatans.
Only when you are crooked or violate professional standards. Right Conrad?
He's right... thought police, it's 1984 coming to reality.
Funny it is (not) that conservatives who insist on law & order, adhering to codes of ethics, and standards of reason and conduct suddenly grant themselves an exemption to act with impunity when it's in their self-interest to do so.
Well there you have it.. strait from the horses ass
The US federal government came after you Connie, and that was because you were a fraudster. I can understand why you take the side of those who fail to live up to professional standards, you couldn't even obey the law.
Oh look, the guy guilty of criminal misconduct is sympathetic to the guy guilty of professional conduct.
From a convicted criminal… and a low life that stole pensions.. don’t forget he thinks he’s better than all Canadians..
And some go to jail. Remember that?
The criminal Conrad Black? Whatever…
And the best criminal lawyers money can buy couldn’t save your ass from the hoosegow lol
Do you really care what happens in Canada? Did you not willingly give up your citizenship so you can Lord it up? Or is this just an attempt to make money off the boogeyman?
If they come for Conrad I’ll be happy.
So says the former felon.
For some more than others……as you would know, Conrad.
From a criminal that served time, that is a bit rich
Good. Let me know if/when I’m saying legitimately horrible stuff.
There goes (convicted felon) Conrad again, promising us with another good time
Any excuse to police opinion and stifle dissent. Illiberalism seems to be a Hallmark of the ironically named party.
Crock o’ youknowwhat
Conrad Black is a professional Felon
😂 This is the funniest thing I have read in a month. Conrad Black crying about Jordan Peterson being canceled. 😂OMG😂😂😂😂😂😂
Free speech without responsibility is called adolescence. The new right wing mantra is say what you want but never own it.
Conrad Black, is a convicted felon, fraudster & cheat not unlike the fraudster, tax cheat & con artist who gave him a pardon.
Darn behind a paywall. I'll have to find some drivel elsewhere.
Convicted criminal Conrad Black: a professional organization came for me because I commit mail fraud and obstruction of justice, you'll be next!!
LMAO- the literal convict saying organizations come for us all. Of course they do when you screw up and you know…..BREAK THE LAW!
He should start his own if he doesn’t like their rules. He needs to comply.