Canadian Law Board Punishes Attorney For Dad Jailed For Opposing Child’s Gender Transition
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Canadian Law Board Punishes Attorney For Dad Jailed For Opposing Child’s Gender Transition

The lawyer was cited for "professional misconduct."

Mairead Elordi

The lawyer for a Canadian father jailed for opposing his daughter’s gender transition has been sanctioned for speaking out about the shocking case, prompting his client to charge that his own rights to defend himself in court “do not exist.”

The Law Society of British Columbia, a regulator authorized by Canadian law, cited attorney Carey Linde for “professional misconduct” for doing media interviews about his client, the father of a girl who identifies as male. Linde is accused of violating one or more orders from judges, a “publication ban,” an “anonymity order,” and a “protection order,” the Society alleges.

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