The issue focused on legislation regarding employment insurance benefits for medical professionals and lawyers in Ontario. In October 2012, Attorney General Jaroslav Halonen introduced legislation that would prohibit lawyers from engaging in employment insurance contracts where medical professionals would receive benefits through insurance plans offered by lawyers or lawyers themselves. Legal professionals whose contracts prohibit them from participating in employment insurance contracts could continue to engage in employment insurance contracts if they obtain insurance coverage through lawyers or lawyers themselves. Legal professionals could continue to participate in employment insurance contracts even if their lawyers prohibit them from