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 [...]
An Alberta lawyer, Roger Song, is seeking a new hearing at the Alberta Court of Appeal regarding his constitutional challenge against the Law Society of Alberta’s mandatory professional development requirements. Song argues that the training is ideological and is appealing a previous dismissal of his case by the Court of King’s Bench. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is representing Song in this appeal.
- 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.
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