By Jeremy Appel  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A group of 50 lawyers has written a petition to the Law Society of Alberta (LSA) protesting a mandatory free five-hour training course in Indigenous culture, setting the stage for a special law society meeting on Feb. 6, where the rule that allows the society to mandate certain types of training will be put to a vote. Meanwhile, on Feb. 2 it was reported that 400 active members of the Law Society of Alberta, along with 124 others, including non-active LA members, legal academics, articling students, law students and legal organizations, have signed a letter to express support for the existing Indigenous cultural competency requirement. The letter of petition is framed around opposition to the society’s Rule 67.4, which was enacted in 2020

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