Alberta Premier Danielle Smith worries some professional regulatory organizations may be overreaching when they deal with complaints.
According to the society’s [conduct process](https://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/public/complaints/complaint-process/conduct-process/), after a complaint is reviewed it can be dismissed or referred to a committee, which can then direct matters to a public hearing. One claimed the move was part of a “woke” agenda, while an Indigenous lawyer used the opportunity to question the extent of the harms caused by residential schools. [The Path](https://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/lawyers-and-students/continuing-professional-development/indigenous-cultural-competency-education/), designed to help them “increase their Indigenous cultural understanding in a Canadian context,” or risk suspension. I don’t know if it’s gotten to that point yet. Smith said those bodies should focus on things like malpractice complaints. Article content