B.C. lawyers pass resolution on pronoun use at law society general meeting

By Ian Burns ( October 7, 2021, 9:27 AM EDT) -- B.C. lawyers passed a resolution at the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC)’s Oct. 5 annual general meeting (AGM) requiring it to take action on the use of pronouns and forms of address by its members, but voted down a second motion calling for a commitment to “rational and unfettered discourse on any and all issues” in light of a controversial opinion piece on the use of pronouns in B.C. courts....