Abstract
The title of this report would seem to be drawn from the pages of a Jane Austen novel. In actual fact, civility is a top issue for the legal profession in Canada. Contrary to popular stereotypes about Canadians being exceedingly polite and bland, Canada apparently has a civility problem. At least the legal profession thinks that lawyers in this country do. The last decade has witnessed the rise of a civility movement within the Canadian legal profession. It has parallels with the movement south of the border which seems to have run its course. In Canada, the civility movement stands at a crossroads with the high profile discipline hearing of a flamboyant lawyer seemingly putting civility itself on trial. The emphasis on civility risks overshadowing the more important issue of access to justice.
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