Legal associations raise alarm over arrest of lawyer at Ford rally, warn of ‘chilling effect’

By Amanda Jerome ( May 31, 2022, 1:09 PM EDT) -- The Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA) and Women in Canadian Criminal Defence (WICCD) have joined together in support of defence lawyer, Caryma Sa’d, after she was arrested outside a political rally for Doug Ford on May 26 in Hamilton. The legal organizations issued a statement condemning the arrest and noting the potential “chilling effect” on political engagement....