Links to Other Articles
The editorial boards of both national newspapers, as well as various opinion columnists, have condemned the Law Society’s initiative. You may wish to review these links if you haven’t already done so:
Editorial Board Denunciations:
Globe editorial: Ontario law society can’t put words in people’s mouths
NP View: Law society's controversial statement of principles should be struck down
News Articles:
StopSOP was featured in this article on Feb. 12, 2018: Canadian Lawyer Magazine: Online Campaign Questions LSO Statement of Principles
Cato Institute: Ontario Bar Requires Lawyer Pledge to “Promote Equality”
Law Times News: LSUC statement of principles faces some backlash
Constitutional Challenge:
Press Release from Canadian Constitutional Foundation re Update on Constitutional Challenge
Constitutional challenge by Professor Ryan Alford
Research Papers
Professor Art Cockfield, published in Queen’s Law Research Paper Series, "Limiting Lawyer Liberty: How the Statement of Principles Coerces Speech"
Opinion Articles:
Troy Media: The Law Society of Ontario's Unprincipled "Statement of Principles" by Karen Selick
Convivium: The Law Society of Orwell, by Albertos Polizogopoulos
Sadie Etemad in the Canadian Lawyer: Why the Statement of Principles Troubles Me as a Visible Minority
Globe and Mail Opinion: Lawyers should be held to standards – not beliefs
Globe and Mail Opinion: Why I’m ignoring the Law Society’s Orwellian dictate
CBC Opinion: An arm of the state should not be forcing lawyers to declare their values
Barbara Kay: Ontario Law Society to Police "Thought Crimes" of its Members
Jay Cameron in Ottawa Citizen: Ontario lawyers now face their own free-speech battle
Leonid Sirota in CBA National: The LSUC should stick to its statutory knitting
National Post - Brian Smeenk: The Law Society of Orwell
The Advocate Daily: LSO's statement of principles more talk than action
Blogs:
Double Aspect: Profession of Power
SLAW (Alice Woolley): Ontario’s Law Society: Orwell’s Big Brother or Fuller’s Rex? (particularly noting the comments following the article)
Videos:
Runnymede Society Debate: Is the Statement of Principles an Unjustified Form of Compelled Speech?
A Call to Rebellion for Ontario Legal Professionals (Jordan Peterson, Bruce Pardy, Jared Brown)
Update: Law Society of Ontario Compelled Speech (Peterson, Pardy & Brown)
This interview between Dr. Jordan Peterson and Claire Lehman, editor of Quillette magazine, includes an interesting discussion on the Statement of Principles, beginning at about minute 49. It was recorded last November, but only recently released. Well worth a listen!
Sadie Etemad's Views on the Statement of Principles as a Racialized Licensee (prepared by the Canadian Constitution Foundation)
Why Sadie Etemad Opposes the Statement of Principles (prepared by the CCF)
Sadie Etemad: Value Promotion is a New and Unjustified Requirement (prepared by the CCF)
Sadie Etemad: Statement of Principles Will Not Help Fight Racism (prepared by the CCF)
