No one's saying that. Well, no one in their right mind is saying that.

If your central thesis is that judicial appointments are "political" and we need more "lawyers" involved to ensure it is "apolitical", you are full of shit.

Since there's a lot of garbage being written lately, let me point out: there is no "apolitical" way to appoint judges. There are only ways to improve or worsen the integrity of the process, to lessen or exacerbate the influence of partisanship or ideology, to improve or reduce transparency, etc.

And yet, the CPSA wanted to charge them the $535 conference fee! This is a absurd price-gouging by the Association, whose members will now not be able to benefit from attending a roundtable that includes practitioners. There is no logical basis for charging people who responded to an invitation,

I'm completely mystified by the rationale of this policy, other than as an attempted money grab. It really is disheartening that the Association would do this. I've been to every CPSA annual meeting since 2005, but I'm increasingly finding my own annual Research Group workshop to be more rewarding.

THREAD: A colleague and I organized a roundtable for CPSA. We included academics & practitioners. Three participants (two practitioners and a legal scholar) would have attended only this roundtable at a three-day conference. They were not presenting their own work, only commenting on ours. 1/n

Which is why I'd take issue with part of what @rachelgilmore.bsky.social is saying here. I agree minority governments can be great, but MP independence is also great. Indeed, it's a vital component of holding power to account in a parliamentary democracy. bsky.app/profile/rach...

MPs are not voting machines.

When they cross the floor, or resign from cabinet, or vote against party lines, they are representing constituents and providing a vital check on leadership.

Party leaders are powerful enough as it is. Taking such tools away reduces accountability between elections.

It's a good thing we have an economic genius like Mark Carney in power so that we can use fiscal tools to encourage people to buy more of a good which is in shortage.

The Canadian Political Science Association.

So, we are moving our roundtable, and will pull some audience in the middle of a conference day to another part of the campus, where we have found a host.

It boggles the mind that the CPSA would enforce this policy in a such a blind and absolutist manner. Truly disappointing. 4/4

and who are not deriving any professional benefit for themselves. They were literally invited only to comment on our book manuscript, and end up being asked the shell out $535 for the privilege.

We requested that the Association waive the fees, and they've refused. 3/n

And yet, the CPSA wanted to charge them the $535 conference fee! This is a absurd price-gouging by the Association, whose members will now not be able to benefit from attending a roundtable that includes practitioners. There is no logical basis for charging people who responded to an invitation,

THREAD: A colleague and I organized a roundtable for CPSA. We included academics & practitioners. Three participants (two practitioners and a legal scholar) would have attended only this roundtable at a three-day conference. They were not presenting their own work, only commenting on ours. 1/n

On Yom HaShoah, we pause to remember the six million Jewish victims of the Nazis’ systematic program of mass murder, along with the millions of others murdered by the Hitler regime. We remember the scale of this horror, and the systems of hatred and dehumanization that made it possible — and that still echo in our world today. In New York City, home to more Holocaust survivors than anywhere else in this country, that memory lives among us and shapes who we are. The resilience of survivors is woven into the very fabric of this city, and it calls on all of us to act with courage and clarity in the face of injustice. Today, as antisemitism rises once more, we are reminded that remembrance alone is not enough. We must confront hate wherever it appears. As we light the yahrzeit candle, let us come together to protect its fragile flame — and shield it from the cold winds of hate and cruelty.    “Never again” is a promise. And it is one we must fight to keep.

Thread. If it doesn't have a librarian, it's not a library but a warehouse for books.

CBC with the most obnoxious fucking "calling the majority" Decision Desk call ever. Democracy isn't a gameshow, you dipshits.

a fireworks display with purple and green fireworks exploding in the night sky ALT: a fireworks display with purple and green fireworks exploding in the night sky

Plowed through all my grading today and I am FINISHED THE TERM.

I keep saying, the median voter would support internal passports.

Money for AI is just such a stupid waste and shows a government that is so idiotic that they've grabbed onto the first shiny bauble that was waved in front of their faces. Evan Solomon is far too cowardly and mediocre to deal with the tech sector.

Ask them what the business case is. There's none.

And making prisons less humane is also criminogenic. These kinds of vengeance-based "savings" end up costing more in increased recidivism rates.

Read this whole thread. We basically elected Stephen Harper as Prime Minister again.

American Democracy is not in Decline, it's Dead One of the reasons the insurrectionist assault at the U.S.

Re last Repost, this Tyler Cowan guy denies American democracy is even in danger. Meanwhile, experts know it is not accurate to describe America as a democracy today. emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/american-d...

Literally the first comment. Also, the fact that authoritarians *can* lose elections in some systems does not mean democracy is unaffected. Would Cowen prefer to live in an illiberal democracy or competitive authoritarian state? Are they really the same as, say, Canada?

The diagnosis is simple: “Our health-care system broke in 2020.” Hospitals are stuck in a deadly doom loop. They never recovered from #COVID19. www.economist.com/internationa... via @theeconomistnews.bsky.social

Trump is so goddamned evil he's making the Catholic Church look good.

The Pope is from Chicago, you understand

It pales in comparison to a Kim's Convenience, and wasn't necessarily my taste either, but I think a lot of people must've found it quirky and charming enough...

Professor defends course content linking race and IQ scores, cites ‘academic freedom’ A tenured professor at the University of Winnipeg, who has become the focus of a dispute over course material that draws connections between race, IQ scores, and the likelihood of committing murder, i...

Yes, this guy has the academic freedom to present students with all (course topic-relevant) ideas and 'evidence' he wants. But academic freedom doesn't protect him from criticism, including that he is a crap teacher with crap "both sides" ideas, including racist ones. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

Trump is running an interesting experiment in how many self-identified Christian Americans have actual religious commitments and how many are just into it because it provides a means for the socially defensible expression of bigotry bsky.app/profile/bria...