Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Lawyering While Black in Ontario: My Personal Experience

   Many readers will not believe this but it is appears to be "unlawful" for a lawyer to forcefully argue against what he perceives to be racially motivated bias or unfairness in legal proceedings against a Black client.  I use the term appears because from my perspective this makes no sense. However, over the past number of years I have received my share of "public shaming" "modern-day-lynching" for doing exactly that.

   It is no accident that the mainstream media is always an available and willing partner in this process.  The mainstream media is like a public relations partner, always available to print a story to assist the regulator or the wing of the government pushing for punishment or simply to promote their narrative.

   I have decided to share my experiences with my readers because the time is right.  The topics is out there.  The time for change is upon us all.

   I will set out my personal experience with this experience in a series of posts over the course of the summer.

About the author:  E.J. Guiste is a Rights Litigation Lawyer. His work involves human rights, employment law, professional regulation and criminal law - both trial and appeal. He has litigated cases at all levels of court. He has, through litigation impacted social change, in the following areas:
Waterloo Region Police no longer conduct clandestine sting operations to out gay men; obstetrical nurses at Markham Stouffville Hospital opposed to assisting in abortions on religions grounds must be accommodated and "changed circumstances" must be evaluated from a subjective viewpoint in the review of a claim for Convention Refugee Status.

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