SHOULD THE LAW SOCIETY OF ONTARIO CONDUCT ITS DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS ACCORDING TO CRIMINAL COURT PRINCIPLES?

In A Criminal Court, A Judge Can Only Reject A Joint Submission On Sentence Where Accepting It Would Bring The Administration Of Justice Into Disrepute Or Is Otherwise Contrary To The Public Interest. If A Judge Does Reject Such A Joint Submission He/she Is Supposed To Give The Accused The Opportunity To Withdraw The Plea And Reconsider. The LSO Apparently Does Not Do This.”

https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/law-society-of-ontario-refuses-jeremy-diamonds-plea-to-withdraw-misconduct-admissions/369468?utm_source=GA&e=ZGpyZWV2ZUBiZWxsbmV0LmNh&utm_medium=20221227&utm_campaign=LTW-Newsletter-20221227%20[HOLIDAY%20NL]&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D

THE NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE IN THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS – is an escape clause that allows a government to override our fundamental rights and freedoms. It is intended as an extreme solution to an extreme situation and the use of it otherwise should come at an extreme cost of political capital. Doug Ford has misused it TWICE already.

https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/doug-ford-finally-paid-the-price-for-his-efforts-to-ignore-the-charter-and-break-democracy/371432