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Steve Matthews

@steveamatthews.bsky.social

Stem Legal founder & law firm web guy. Publisher of @slawdotca.bsky.social‬ . COLPM fellow. Author. Law librarian. Husband & Dad. Whitecaps FC fan.

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Nick P@npilon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is an amazing video - I think @markhamhislop.bsky.social & Max both make very good points, and I really appreciate Markham noting that while Canada's grid is very clean, we're very bad at making use of it. In part that's because our grid has grown very slowly - 2015-2024 we failed on renewables

Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 4mo ago

As it happens, we just recorded a video where we hashed out our competing arguments. Watch (and see) for yourself. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSsc...

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer.ca · 5mo ago

As we anticipate a social media ban to be proposed by the Canadian government tomorrow, it's worth noting in the Charter of Rights: "everyone" includes young people and "media of communication" includes social media.

Fundamental freedoms 2 Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: … (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago." If you think it is necessary to be on Twitter to communicate your fact-based worldview, the reality is that worldview is being smothered.

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 7mo ago

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 🧵 (1/5) www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Mel Woods@melwoods.me · 7mo ago

The Alberta government is now considering some level of book restrictions in public libraries, not just schools. And once again they are taking aim at LGBTQ2S+ books. Don't forget where this focus came from. It was never actually about "concerned parents." xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

How far-right groups brought the culture war to Alberta schools | Xtra Magazine

Many of the most vocal groups in developing Alberta’s school policies have no affiliation to kids or the education system

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Slaw@slawdotca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Trust Fractures: AI, Law, and the Small Cracks Worth Watching

Discourse on AI and the law often centres on the prospect (or lack thereof) of catastrophic injury to existing legal institutions and structures. Will AI tools decimate the legal profession, replacing all the lawyers? Or will lawyers who use AI simply replace lawyers who do not? Will our courts be overrun by hordes of robo-judges? Or is human decision-making essential and here to stay? These debates have proved remarkably resilient. Versions of them have bounced around for years, shifting shape as the technology progresses and our anxieties evolve. I’m all for looking at the big picture and asking big questions, . . . [more] The post Trust Fractures: AI, Law, and the Small Cracks Worth Watching appeared first on Slaw.

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

Huge pet peeve: No, “Harvard University” didn’t publish a study, and nor is it proper to say that it is “according to Nature.” Universities don’t publish studies, professors do. And unless it’s an editorial, journals don’t say things either—authors do.

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people. A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow. May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.

Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social · 9mo ago

During an ongoing press conference, B.C. Premier David Eby says RCMP officers were on the scene of the Tumbler Ridge shooting very quickly - within 2 minutes of reports coming in.

Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com · 9mo ago

I love that Bluesky has such a robust legal-journalistic culture now that we have at least three people live-posting this court hearing on the Minneapolis ICE deployment! Follow @klasfeldreports.com @chrisgeidner.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social and no doubt others for the latest

Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com · 9mo ago

Judge: "I appreciate that answer, Mr. Carter. I think it goes without saying that we’re in shockingly unusual times."

@ablawreform.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Stay tuned! We're preparing our first report on hearing from children in #court matters that affect them. Learn about the project at alri.ualberta.ca/portfolio-it... #FamilyLaw #Children #Family #Custody #Youth

Voice Of The Child In Family Court Matters

Background The Convention on the Rights of the Child (Convention) was adopted by the United Nations in 1989 and ratified by Canada in 1991. According to the Convention, children have a right to partic...

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Jennifer Koshan@jenniferkoshan.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This year's @ablawg.bsky.social year in review post has lots to say about the state of democracy in Alberta and elsewhere, a major theme on the blog this year. Wishing all our readers a 2026 in which state actors are held to the highest standards of democratic accountability and justice.

NigelBankes@nigelb.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Here's ABLawg’s 2025 year in review. I retired several yrs ago but am still an active contributor to the Faculty’s blog on developments on law and policy in Alberta. ABlawg is an imp bridge betwn the academic and legal practice communities & an important source for media. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli