Alberta law society upholds requirement for members to take Indigenous course

EDMONTON, AB – The Law Society of Alberta has voted in favour of keeping a requirement for its members to complete a course on Indigenous history and culture.

Almost 3,500 lawyers voted on the motion, which would have struck down the society’s right to require such courses.

Last week, 51 lawyers signed a petition calling that right into question, with some of the signatories calling the required course political indoctrination.

In the end, their petition was defeated by a roughly three-to-one margin.