In his 22 years as a defence lawyer, Mark Berry has represented a significant number of Indigenous men and women.&nbsp;

So it comes as a bit of a shock to him to be called a racist by his own law society, especially when all he is attempting to do is present the truth — a reasonable objective not unheard of for a lawyer.&nbsp;

The ever-increasingly vogue accusation of “denialism” has also reared its head because Berry and another lawyer, James Heller, had the temerity to try to get the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) to insert the word “potentially” — just one word — into a mandatory training document.&nbsp;

Lawyers{ai:summary}Mark Berry, a defence lawyer with 22 years of experience representing Indigenous clients, was surprised to be accused of racism by the Law Society of British Columbia. This accusation arose after he and another lawyer sought to amend a mandatory training document.The lawyers aimed to include the word “potentially” to clarify the discussion around Indigenous issues, which has drawn allegations of “denialism.” #society

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