Council Corner
The important role of public appointees in regulatory governance By Bernard Savage
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Wil believes social workers are members of “a self-deprecating profession,” inherently modest about the
impact of their work and the depth of their expertise. He’s also a fan of one of the fundamental principles of virtually all professional regulation in Canada and beyond: governing bodies comprised of both registrants and those from outside the profession.
Council Corner
il Hedges may be the biggest fan of social workers in the legal profession. He grew up among social workers, and he encounters social workers every day in his legal work in family law and child protection. He recently completed two terms as a member of the Board of the Manitoba College of Social Workers.
“Let’s face it, there’s always a risk of any group becoming too homogenous in its thinking,” he says. “I think it’s really important to have outsiders at the table.” A few thousand miles east of Winni-
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