Alberta Lawyer Requests New Hearing in Challenge Against Law Society’s ‘Ideological Training’
An Alberta lawyer is asking the province’s top court for a new hearing in his constitutional challenge against the Law Society of Alberta’s mandatory professional development requirements, arguing the training is ideological. Lawyers for Roger Song submitted a factum to the Alberta Court of Appeal on Oct. 2, appealing Court of King’s Bench Justice Sherry [...]
TL;DR
- Roger Song, an Alberta lawyer, is appealing a court decision to the Alberta Court of Appeal.
- The appeal concerns the Law Society of Alberta’s mandatory professional development requirements.
- Song argues that these requirements constitute 'mandatory ideological training'.
- His initial challenge was dismissed by Justice Sherry Kachur in September 2025.
- The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) is representing Song.