It raises the question of whether these old guild systems and professional bodies provide value in exchange for governance anymore. Medical doctors have created a monopoly on a lot of things we can train children to do, and drug scheduling for basic treatments means people are using up artificially scarce appointments just to get perscriptions for things they can do themselves in their homes.
In engineering, it's romantic to say that professional engineers have accountability, but CAD software, limited liability corporations and E&O insurance policies have replaced the meaning of that almost entirely. Sure, we all like our bridges built by people with integrity, but we know that's not necessarily the case either.
In recent years, they have become a para-governance layer used to blackmail members into political alignment and compliance to radical edicts, such as those in psychology and medicine.
The backstory on this guy for non-Canadians is that he was a political candidate for a controversial party, and it's pretty clear this case was brought as part of an oppo research ploy to discredit him, which is fairly consistent with how these professional bodies are used these days.
In engineering, it's romantic to say that professional engineers have accountability, but CAD software, limited liability corporations and E&O insurance policies have replaced the meaning of that almost entirely. Sure, we all like our bridges built by people with integrity, but we know that's not necessarily the case either.
In recent years, they have become a para-governance layer used to blackmail members into political alignment and compliance to radical edicts, such as those in psychology and medicine.
The backstory on this guy for non-Canadians is that he was a political candidate for a controversial party, and it's pretty clear this case was brought as part of an oppo research ploy to discredit him, which is fairly consistent with how these professional bodies are used these days.