Even if Ewert is permitted to finish his education and somehow obtain a law degree, he would still need to be admitted to the bar to become a lawyer. Some might point to this as a reliable safeguard, even that has had its share of failures. In 2022, Saad Gaya, a convicted terrorist who was part of the Toronto 18 plot 20 years ago, was given the go-ahead to practice law in Ontario. And since 2019, a man known only as A.A., who admitted to sexually touching children and who holds a law degree, has been embroiled in a legal battle in hopes of being licenced as a lawyer. Not all provinces are this lenient, but the trend is concerning.
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