The reason why people think Dolly was “politically neutral” is because they don’t understand being political as a series of actions born of commitment to an idea. Being political as defined by the pundit class is to be in front of a microphone delivering sound bytes, it’s something to be devoured

cannot overstate the importance of this case - for law, but crucially, for easing the human costs of the toxic supply crisis. EXCELLENT plain language breakdown of the legal quagmire key harm reduction measures confront in the face of govt failure to care for some of our most vulnerable neighbours

DULF Founders’ Drug Law Charter Challenge Ends | The Tyee

Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will wait months to learn if they face prison.

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my entire timeline is my province burning down while the PM celebrates burning it down more trans ppl being erased from public and legal existence in the uk while the wizard author goes nuclear on an international human rights org for doing its job about it and a football game.

reposting this because it's still a major story in MTL (at least en français) & i don't see any of the usual english-language outlets covering cdn police violence discussing or reporting the suspending (w pay) or reassigning of a whole nightshift for TAKING TROPHIES OF BLACK MEN THEY ARRESTED

Jay De Santi@desantijay.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Of the 16 cops taken off the front lines, two are facing possible criminal charges from Quebec’s crown prosecutor. They had faced complaints from citizens, but it was the testimony of their fellow officers that ultimately tipped the scales." therover.ca/how-many-mot...

"Of the 16 cops taken off the front lines, two are facing possible criminal charges from Quebec’s crown prosecutor. They had faced complaints from citizens, but it was the testimony of their fellow officers that ultimately tipped the scales." therover.ca/how-many-mot...

“How Many Mothers Have You Made Cry?” – The Rover

In Montréal-Nord, a community rises up against police brutality and racial profiling.

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“The data scandal the Alberta separatists have constructed is nothing compared to what Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have in store for us.” The Liberals are building a mass surveillance apparatus without judicial oversight and is guaranteed to be breached www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/20/b...

Bill C-22 reveals a troubling trend with the Carney government - The Hill Times

Carney’s Liberals have left a lot to be defined through the undemocratic regulatory process. The plan is to be vague when shoving it down our throats via Parliament.

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Thread detailing Mark Carney’s war on libraries, knowledge, and culture throughout so many parts of society. His deep cuts to the public service are not in line with the vision he presents of a bold and more independent Canada.

Mary Grace@emgeekay.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🧵 The Canadian federal government’s 2025 budget has allocated: More business tax breaks including for fossil fuels sector $925 million for AI $81.8 billion over 5 years for military However, this comes at the expense of cultural heritage.

this is not only an "over there" problem. ppl who make harming children & targeting minorities an explicit part of their politics have no place in public life and should be nowhere near the levers of power. but to actually keep them out, others need to step up with a compelling alternative vision.

GenderQueeries 🇨🇦@genderqueeries.ca · 5mo ago

Those attending the BC Conservative Debate have unanimous consensus for following in Alberta's footsteps and banning care transition for trans youth.

My book Courtroom Science and Trans Youth is out TODAY, just in time for Trans Day of Visibility! It’s about how courts treat science and scientific expertise in family law cases involving trans children, and how we need to do better and stop medicalizing and gatekeeping them.

Courtroom Science and Trans Youth - University of Toronto Press

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Canada rejected her permanent residence application. Her job duties were made up — by Immigration’s AI reviewer. New from @nicholaskeung.bsky.social:

Canada rejected her permanent residence application. Her job duties were made up — by Immigration’s AI reviewer

Immigration Department decision, which openly said it used Generative AI, cites job duties of applicant that bear no relation to her actual tasks.

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Not just any provincial minister of health, but the Deputy Premier Uzoma Asagwara, the first Black *or* non-binary member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Accusations of racism, transphobia roil Manitoba Legislature | CBC News

Manitoba politicians acknowledge heckling is part of legislative culture. The Tories and New Democrats say the latest shouting match, which included accusations of racism and transphobia, crosses a li...

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Andrea DeKeseredy@andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Interesting Canadian politics note here- Yesterday the Premier of Manitoba stated the leader of the opposition yelled "you are a terrible person whatever you are" to the Minister of Health at the leg. Huge story on IG. No real discussion of it on X.

obscene. as alan richter says in the article: the officers would have known through that encounter that she was a lawyer. impossible not to see the confluence of anti-black racism, misogyny, & unchecked police violence so familiar to the criminal system, now turned against one of its members.

DurhamRegion.com@newsdurham.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Defence lawyer alleging assault by Durham cops inside Oshawa courthouse was handed trespassing ticket at 5:10 p.m. — just minutes after close

another troubling question the incident raises is the protection of defendants' rights to, or exercised with the assistance of, counsel. if their lawyers' physical safety is at risk (& they risk criminal charges) for working, how can defendants be expected to believe the system is fair?

Jay De Santi@desantijay.bsky.social · 7mo ago

in addition to what de melo notes here that defence lawyers may stay late because JUDGES ask us to--if you're in court daily, you start to recognise the faces of the other ppl who work there. are we supposed to believe the officers who (allegedly) assaulted her didn't know who riley was?

in addition to what de melo notes here that defence lawyers may stay late because JUDGES ask us to--if you're in court daily, you start to recognise the faces of the other ppl who work there. are we supposed to believe the officers who (allegedly) assaulted her didn't know who riley was?

Lawyer alleges Durham Region police violently assaulted her, dragged her to cells in Oshawa courthouse | CBC News

A lawyer says she was left bloody and swollen after multiple Durham regional police officers allegedly slammed her head on a desk without provocation, ripped off her head scarf and dragged her to the ...

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Here's a story from Canada's National Observer about our press freedom case against the RCMP, which is underway right now in B.C.'s Supreme Court. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/a...

A historic fight for press freedom begins

Four years after a dramatic arrest, Amber Bracken and The Narwhal are turning the tables and suing the RCMP. The trial starts today.

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"Attorneys get their clients off on technicalities!" If my client is walking on a "technicality," it's because either the state, their bank, or their landlord BROKE THE LAW and therefore should not win.

i am SO STOKED for this paper to be out in the world. got to read an early draft. bold and unflinching examination of a particularly dangerous mismatch of law and evidence that has real-world consequences. crim law practioners, judges, and academics, take a read when it's out!

Florence Ashley@floralashes.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Very excited that my paper “Unreliable Witness Warnings for Policy Testimony” was accepted for publication. 😊 It’s been a long road on that one, the first draft of which dates back to 2022.

I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery? Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!! Here are 5 other things to know:

sisi thibert. alloura wells. julie berman. and this year: sam norquist. elisa rae shupe. eden knight. brianna ghey. nex benedict. every one of them deserve life. as places like ab & nz willingly join the ranks of anti-trans state hostility, remember the lawmakers chose to add to these lists.

This Trans Day of Remembrance taking a short break from mourning the dead to think about how much of a miracle it is that I survived all of this shit and how us supporting each other and fundamentally changing the social relations of our society are the only ways we Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

can all make it through this together. Don't let them isolate you and pick you off one by one, rage against the dying of the light and start a fucking bonfire to keep that shit going, stay with us and we'll watch the sun rise together over the world we built Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

this is a great idea imo. participants in criminal legal systems with decision-making power should understand the human consequences of their decisions. i'd argue this extends to the lawyers, too - prosecutors & defense. make it part of their/our CPD.

Prison Journalism Project@prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New York Plan Would Require Yearly Prison Visits by Judges. Story via @thecity.nyc.

Well, shit. I wrote something about this team we've been watching #bluejays www.humandchuck.com/baseball/202...

Before Game 7 — HUM & CHUCK

But doubt aside, the Toronto Blue Jays have earned it in all the ways a team can.

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Wasn’t able to watch WS live but apparently the Jonas Bros did some of a song at some point? I cannot express this urgently enough: NO. Baseball is not meant to be associated with entertainment. The beauty of baseball is its uninterrupted agony. The outside world must be barred from the stadiums.

I wanna posit this really big and awkward question: What does "Canadian digital sovereignty" mean for Indigenous Peoples here when Canada is not only giving up its pretences for "Reconciliation", but also increasingly hostile to Indigenous Peoples who oppose Canada as a resource extraction colony?

You want a nuanced analysis of "digital sovereignty?" Ask Indigenous people who have been thinking about this long before settlers have who take the notion of "sovereignty" for granted. That's why Canadians are flailing about panicking now. They didn't barely considered this a "thing" until Trump

I've yet to see a single discussion of "Canadian digital sovereignty" include any Indigenous experts, at best we're given a token mention that at some point they'll "consult with Indigenous Peoples" like we're some sort of monolith. Umm, y'all need to consider all our lands, and our distinctiveness.

It's as if there's some sort of weird cognitive algorithm in the minds of settlers that Indigenous Peoples = backwards and savage therefore anything tech related doesn't apply to them. Ummmm, you do realize all this "Canadian digital sovereignty" stuff requires unfettered access to Indigenous land.

What is it about tech that gets a pass when it comes to respecting Indigenous rights? Why is it that the Internet itself depends on trespassing through Indigenous territories yet it's framed as something that we're given access to through some sort of charity? Why are we never even considered?

the number of times I've seen Canadians give land acknowledgements at tech conferences and then immediately launch into discussions about "Canadian digital sovereignty" that completely excludes any concept of Indigenous rights or even us as Peoples at all. It's absurd, I can't wrap my head around it