Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced a review of professional regulatory bodies to determine if they’re hindering members’ freedom of expression.
Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery announced the review in an Oct. 23 video post to the X platform, saying professionals should be free to express their personal opinions.
“Professional colleges and other regulating bodies have been exerting their authority far beyond their legitimate mandate by attempting to regulate the personal beliefs and political opinions of the doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and other professionals,” Smith said.
“What a doctor or lawyer believes or says about politics or religion is not a reflection of their competency to practice medicine or law.”…