It’s all dirtier than it looks

"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.

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

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."

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Justice Canada has released a new research report:
📰 Children and the Justice System in Canada: Developmental considerations for enhancing evidence: www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr...

Please join us for Professor Adam Dodek's talk "The Rule of Law in Three Acts- Challenges to the Rule of Law: Trump, SNC-Lavalin, and Roncarelli" on March 11 at 12:30pm @allard.ubc.ca or online via Zoom (email info@cnlh[d0t]ubc[d0t]ca for invite)

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.

Many thanks to Nicole & Trevor @cfcj-fcjc.bsky.social for sharing this post today about the loss of Lisa Moore and her contributions to the A2J movement. I honestly can't recall a time when Lisa wasn't writing or relaying a Slaw column. :(

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.

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.

Most expensive sales in 2025 From Leibniz's wit to Tolkien's magic: Philosophy, fantasy, and literary treasures.

For those with an interest in antiquarian books, AbeBooks releases this list every year. www.abebooks.com/books/rarebo...

Saturday’s disconnect.

It’s the big day! The appeal hearing @cycletoronto.bsky.social’s successful Bill 212 case is being heard at Ontario’s Court of Appeal. Time permitting I’ll try and live post the proceedings, like I did for the Ottawa convey injunctions back when #lawtwitter was a thing.

"The Manitoba government will be opening a new service hub in Winnipeg that brings together legal and family justice services in French, aimed at making it easier for francophones to access justice supports in their own language."

Read Milan Lukes' CTV article here: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

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

BC releases its 2025 KC designations

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Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Carney's full speech.

"We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false... This fiction was useful." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

NSRLP would like to congratulate our Board Chair, Noel Semple, for winning the 2025 Clawbies Slaw All-Stars award!

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...

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

Clawbies 2025: Announcing the 20th Anniversary Canadian Law Blog Awards And so here we are – New Year’s Eve 2025, the end of an extraordinary and turbulent year whose passage many of us will be happy to celebrate, as we equally fervently welcome the hope and potential …

I made the cut for best newsletter/substack
Clawbies 2025: Announcing the 20th Anniversary Canadian Law Blog Awards www.clawbies.ca/2025/12/claw...

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.

Pleased to say the finalized #clawbies2025 awards post is now scheduled for 6 AM EST tomorrow morning. You'll be able to read about all the winners on Clawbies.ca

@jordanfurlong.com @parallaxinfo.bsky.social

Season’s Readings Book recommendations for the holidays from some of Canada’s top legal minds

Season's Readings!

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"Ngai Pindell stepping down as Allard Law Dean in summer 2026"

We'll give it due consideration.... but I've got to get it past @jordanfurlong.com and he's mean!

There's one more day to make your Clawbie nominations, please let us know what Canadian legal blogs, podcasts, and social media accounts you've been paying attention to this year by posting here with the #clawbies2025 hashtag. The deadline is Dec. 15 (for more information: www.clawbies.ca).

My nominations for the 2025 Clawbies:

- @mgeist.bsky.social for LawBytes, a podcast I have found indispensable for years — celebrating its 250th episode this year.

- @privacylawyer.ca for his outstanding YouTube channel, Privacy Guy — enormously informative and insightful.

#clawbies2025

Sadly I predict a bill targeting universities in the new year. There’s the Mintz report, and Bill 13 limits DEI, cultural competency training and more for professional regulators, as well as the ability to sanction members for expression (this is their “Jordan Peterson” law). We are likely next.

December has snuck up on me. I'm putting together my list of nominations for #Clawbies2025 (The Canadian legal blog etc. awards), and you should too. Thanks to @steveamatthews.bsky.social @jordanfurlong.com and @parallaxinfo.bsky.social for their shout-out as an early Canadian legal blogger.