
Interview with First Nations Civil Litigation Lawyer & Grey Matter Podcaster Leighton Grey (Ep#83)
Leighton Grey’s Short Biography: Leighton Grey Our next guest was raised in Edmonton and attended the University of Alberta, earning degrees with distinction in Arts, (English Literature) and Law. He started his own law practice in Northeastern Alberta in 1995 that has since grown into a firm of twelve lawyers with offices in Cold Lake, Edmonton and Calgary. That firm is known as Grey Wowk Spencer LLP, of which he is the senior managing partner and head of civil litigation. He has received many awards and distinctions for his work on behalf of First Nation People and is also a member of the Carry the Kettle First Nation at Sintaluta SK. Since 2020, he has acted as lead counsel in several high profile Constitutional cases including, James Coates and Grace Life Church, Timothy Stephens and his Church in Calgary, the vaccine mandate cases involving CN, CP, AHS, the U of A, Mount Royal University as well as others. You might also recognize his name as one who cross-examined Deena Hinshaw and helped to get her fired. Most recently, his firm has launched national class actions on behalf of the unvaccinated and prosecutes many indigenous rights cases. Leighton was involved in the original IRS Class Action and helped to negotiate its settlement in 2006. He created, writes, and hosts a podcast called Grey Matter, broadcast on the DayStar Network, which covers a variety of hot topics and can be found on YouTube, Spotify and other social media platforms. Guests have included Premier Danielle Smith, Dr. Robert Malone, Max Bernier, Sarah Palin, Christine Anderson, Eric Metaxis, Spencer Klavan, Viva Frei, Naomi Wolfe, Brian Peckford, and Preston Manning. Leighton has also served as Chair of the Alberta Prosperity Project. He is a proud Albertan, Canadian, conservative and a tireless advocate for restoration and rehabilitation of the civil liberties guaranteed to all of us by God and the Rule of Law (in that order) as enshrined under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Leighton Grey’s Extended Biography: From 1985-89, Leighton attended Augustana University in Camrose before transferring to the University of Alberta to complete his B.A. (Distinction) with dual majors in English Literature & History. He was awarded an essay prize in Ethics in 1988 and received the Louise McKinney Scholarship, awarded to Alberta students with the top 2% of GPA in the Province. Leighton was awarded the prestigious Legal Studies For Aboriginal People Scholarship from 1989-92, which is a national prize presented to only 10 students each year. He received early acceptance to the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in 1988 and graduated in 1992. Leighton also pursued post graduate degrees in Business Administration (2017) and his PhD (Philosophy). Leighton began his legal career with the Federal Department of Justice, where he completed his Articles of Clerkship in 1993 before taking a hiatus to play minor league pro hockey with The Daytona Beach Sun Devils. In 1995, Leighton resumed the full -time practice of law. In 2005, Leighton founded his current practice. Leighton was admitted to the Law Society of Saskatchewan in 2004 and to the Law Society of British Columbia in 2014. Leighton has conducted hundreds of trials before Alberta Courts, and has for many years been considered one of the top criminal trial lawyers in Alberta. He has served as mentor or principal to eight articling students, two of whom went on to become Partners in GWSLLP. Leighton is also a Qualified Mediator and Arbitrator, and is a member of the ADR Institute of Canada. He served as an Adjudicator in Law Society Disciplinary Hearings from 2015-2020. Leighton was made Queen’s Counsel in 2010, and was then the youngest lawyer in Alberta to hold that prestigious designation. He was the recipient of the 2013 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award, the 2015 Legal Aid Society Access to Justice Award, and the 2019 Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Gary J. Bigg Justice & Humanitarian Award. Leighton was born in Regina Saskatchewan and grew up in the Kensington community of north Edmonton. Leighton is a status Indian whose Great Grandfather was once the Hereditary Chief of the Carry The Kettle or Jack Band at Sintaluta, SK. Leighton’s grandmother and great aunt were both survivors of the notorious Brandon Indian Residential School. Leighton’s father is a Treaty Indian who spent over two decades helping indigenous youth transition out of urban gangs, and was the founder of The Spiritkeeper Youth Society. Leighton excelled in sports and academics, graduating with honours from Queen Elizabeth Composite High School in 1985, where he scored the highest mark in the Province on the Social Studies departmental final examination and was awarded the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship. He also played Bantam and Midget AAA hockey with the Canadian Athletic Club. Leighton was heavily involved in the original IRS Class Action from 2004-2016, and represented hundreds of claimants in the ADR process that was part of the settlement which culminated in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission Report. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the proud parents of two sons who attend Rink Hockey Academy in Kelowna, B.C. Their family is also a proud owner and supporter of the Drayton Valley Thunder Junior A Hockey Club. Interview Video Summary: Interview Questioning Summary: Freestyling / Organic Leighton Grey’s website and social media links below: https://x.com/GreyMatterConvo?s=20 https://www.facebook.com/thegreymatterpodcast https://substack.com/@greymatternewsletter https://www.youtube.com/@LeightonGreyMatter https://gwsllp.ca/ A huge shout out to Shawn Buckley, Leighton Grey, and Bruce Pardy for educating those who are at the forefront of the Alberta Independence drive! Best three part series and educational lectures on Canadian constitutional law, fee simple law, aboriginal title, and common law I have ever heard on the current state of legal affairs within Canada’s first post national state. Well worth the time investment. 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