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B.C. lawyers receiving extortion threats, legal regulator warns
The Law Society warns lawyers face extortion demands and safety threats amid a province-wide crisis involving dozens of attempts and related shootings, officials say.
- On Nov. 14, 2025, the Law Society of British Columbia warned B.C. lawyers that they have been targeted with extortion threats demanding `substantial sums of money` and urged them to contact police.
- Amid a campaign hitting lawyers, the Law Society of British Columbia warned members about extortion threats for `substantial sums of money`, prompting an investigation.
- Calling for legal change, Kooner warned the federal government to classify extortion as a terrorism offence, saying `they may not want to represent` because of safety fears.
- Officials warn the threats amount to an attack on the justice system as people and now lawyers are being terrorized, raising concerns about the institution under strain.
- The memo was sent to Steve Kooner, Conservative MLA and Opposition attorney general critic, and the Law Society of British Columbia and B.C. Attorney General's Ministry did not immediately respond, Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press reported.
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