On October 15, 2021 the Global Legal Post published an article about L4CJ’s open letter to the incoming Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Prime Minister. The article quotes L4CJ’s Aladdin Diakun: “[lawyers and Canadian citizens] cannot afford to wait and see how quickly our rights are eroded, or how vulnerable our prisons are to power losses or flooding, or how much worse systemic racism gets in the face of climate disruption… Lawyers from every practice area share ethical obligations to improve the administration of justice, champion the rule of law and safeguard the rights and freedoms of all persons. In the face of accelerating climate threats, meeting our ethical obligations requires a highly proactive approach, including from the incoming attorney general.”
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