Ontario lawyers could learn a lesson from Alberta Law Foundation’s funding dilemma

By Sam Goldstein ( February 10, 2026, 11:12 AM EST) -- Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey could learn a thing or two about stretching a dollar from his Alberta compatriot, Mickey Amery. Progressive Ontario lawyers, meanwhile, may soon have to put their money where their mouth is on hard questions of justice funding, economic reality and what it truly means for civil society organizations to operate at arm’s length from government....