The first thing we'll do, let's ignore all the lawyers!

I've not really a lot to say about this, except that if a group of lawyers is arguing for or against something, I'm inclined to do the opposite of whatever they present:

Lawyers' group urges Tories to kill immigration bill

Updated Mon. May. 12 2008 11:08 AM ET

The Canadian Press

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Bar Association is urging Parliament to discard amendments to immigration legislation, calling them "a major step backwards in the evolution of Canadian immigration law.''

The association's Stephen Green says Bill C-50 would return Canada to a time when visas were given out on a discretionary basis, without sufficient objective criteria.

The changes would fast-track highly coveted immigrants -- such as doctors and other skilled labourers -- while others would be forced to wait behind them in the queue.

They would also allow government to set annual limits on the number of applications processed.

The bar association acknowledges the backlog of immigration applications and labour shortages are critical but it suggests the proposed measures are overkill.

Anybody else share my reaction to that headline? I maintain that I see nothing at all unreasonable about the government's interest in exercising some discretion and control over immigration to this country. I also doubt that a pile of lawyers got together against it concerned only with the greater good.

As always just my knee-jerk, reactionary personal opinions.