It went on for years, but it never soldThe file, by the time he got to it, was enormous, and Coutlee went through it so he could challenge an application that was going to court in Oregon. The sister-in-law also had another lawyer, who actually had carriage of the case, but Coutlee had provided an affidavit for the court. Then he asked that the hearing panel include either an Indigenous lawyer or elder. The seven-page decision makes it clear the law society and the panel were deeply annoyed that Coutlee raised the issue at the last moment. The law society opposed delaying the hearing.

Source: National Post November 27, 2018 22:18 UTC