Ontario Premier Doug Ford said journalists are the only ones who care about his proposed reforms to the provincial freedom-of-information regime and that it does not concern the average person. What do you think? Read more about it: www.linkedin.com/posts/foi-cd... #pressfreedom #onpoli #cdnfoi

May in New Brunswick.

The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized a new tort of family violence in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia. Vanessa Lam and Shelley Hounsell join @alisoncrawford.bsky.social to discuss what the landmark ruling means for survivors. 🎧 Listen to Verdicts & Voices: bit.ly/4uVuipu

Whites-Only Community in Arkansas Sued for Discrimination www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/r...

How do Gladue sentencing principles work in a place like Nunavut, where the trauma of colonialism affects virtually everyone? Qajaq Robinson and Hon. Neil Sharkey join @alisoncrawford.bsky.social on Verdicts & Voices. 🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/4ucpFHG

Ontario spring. #trilliums

The B.C. Supreme Court has upheld a controversial law that could subject lawyers to greater state control. Connor Bildfell joins @alisoncrawford.bsky.social to discuss the decision's consequences and silver lining. 🎧 Listen to Verdicts & Voices: bit.ly/4uvczVC

Is it acceptable for the court system to cause harm? On the latest Verdicts & Voices, @alisoncrawford.bsky.social speaks with Donald Netolitzky, K.C., about how vexatious litigation can affect other parties, the courts, and the litigants themselves. 🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/48xKAw9

Amazonian royal flycatcher: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

End of November or end of April in Ottawa, you decide.

How are Canadian judges dealing with generative AI? B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Masuhara joins @alisoncrawford.bsky.social to talk about hallucinated citations and what happens when they show up in court. 🎧 New episode of Verdicts & Voices out now: bit.ly/41ySQIf

Lawyers in Canada must meet a "good character" standard, but what does that mean, and how is it enforced? Tune in to the new episode of Verdicts & Voices with @alisoncrawford.bsky.social, Nadia Liva and Ben Kates. 🔗 bit.ly/47O1Pcf

In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e... In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.

Found this old hockey card invite to Ken Dryden’s hospitality suite at the 2006 Montreal leadership convention. He was such a gentleman. #cdnpoli

The new Verdicts & Voices examines the pros and cons of Bill C-16. For example, will it effectively target coercive control? Or does it risk criminalizing mental illness? With @alisoncrawford.bsky.social, Melanie Webb and Simona Jellinek. Listen now: bit.ly/4dacQYJ

Canada would not benefit from a two-party system. But this Angus Reid chart looks scary. #NDP angusreid.org/wp-content/u...

Awful news today in Ottawa www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Bystander video is driving the biggest stories. The next era of journalism will be built on verifying it. Visual investigation skills are now mandatory. Here's how to do it, by Alex Mahadevan www.poynter.org/reporting-ed... via @poynterinstitute.bsky.social #journalism

It’s Tuesday in America.

Curious.

Americans demand to know who they have to bomb to lower gas prices

No words

The #maple sap is running strong!

ProPublica Wins Lawsuit Over Access to Court Records in U.S. Navy Cases A judge ruled that the Navy’s long-standing policy to withhold records from its criminal trials violated the First Amendment.

If you are looking for the latest examples of misinfo involving the Russian-Ukrainian war currently making the rounds online, bookmark our Conflictmisinfo.org, an information management tool and database for monitoring online misinformation and disinformation about the war. conflictmisinfo.org

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone. But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

Attention Justice Minister Fraser re: Bill C-16. #jordan #stays

Carney has not yet spoken to Canadian reporters since his trip began. His office cancelled a planned news conference following the meeting with Modi, citing his tight schedule. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Periods of war and political uncertainty are fertile ground for both misinformation and deliberate disinformation, which spreads quickly online by exploiting our emotions and reinforcing our biases.

This is prank is an effective tool of resistance. But Canadians shouldn’t feel too superior. Remember the Conservative Party’s real proposal for a « Barbaric Cultural Practices Tip Line »? I’m sure Kellie Leitch and Chris Alexander do. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

L'athlète la plus populaire et la plus riche des Jeux olympiques: Eileen Gu révèle avoir été victime de menaces de mort

⚡️ US reportedly presses allies to block Ukraine from full participation at NATO summit. The reported move would limit Kyiv's role at a key gathering of NATO leaders.

When I was a CBC reporter, I met them-Mountie LP Thériault in Moncton after the 2014 shootings. He told me he was considering applying to law school. Look at him now! #RCMP #cdnlaw

Cops turned lawyers, on this week’s episode of the #CBA Verdicts & Voices podcast! #RCMP #cdnpoli #cdnlaw podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/v...

“Ms. Ruemmler, in addition to being Goldman’s general counsel since 2021, was a partner and vice chair of the reputational risk committee.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...

Ontario’s Divisional Court mistakenly assigned one motion to two judges who came to opposite conclusions. Tune in to hear the story and learn how 🇨🇦 courts treat requests to intervene. #cdnpoli #cdnlaw podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/v...

What an inspiring story about keeping successful Canadian businesses in Canada!!! #cdnpoli #buycanadian www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Also not on my 2026 bingo card: Deepak Chopra sought spiritual guidance from #Epstein. iol.co.za/thepost/news...

Names? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Is international law dead? Was it ever alive? Or, at a time of geopolitical "rupture," as the Prime Minister put it, is it more relevant than ever? Joanna Harrington and @gibvanert.bsky.social join @alisoncrawford.bsky.social to discuss on a new Verdicts & Voices. Listen now: bit.ly/4qfPcwY

No explanation, just the worst use or evil-sounding corporate jargon, “we are advancing a Student-Focused Resource Optimization project”

The ethical dilemmas of the 1% www.bbc.com/news/article...

Drouin's appointment as Canadian ambassador to France might be interesting in terms of greater security and defence cooperation between the two countries.

“It was spyware experts from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab who confirmed al-Masarir had been hacked with Pegasus spyware. They sent an analyst to London and deemed it highly likely the hack had been orchestrated by Saudi Arabia.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

I’ll miss it when its gone. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

They came for the journalists and no one knows what happened next. Photo from 2012 election coverage in Cincinnati #DonLemon

You can listen to Verdicts and Voices with @alisoncrawford.bsky.social and friends on spotify too. open.spotify.com/episode/3ESt...

While I dislike this photo of me, check out the kickoff of season 3 of Verdicts and Voices!!

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says www.axios.com/2026/01/28/i...

I am so happy for Halifax author Rachel Reid, Canadian fiction and that people are reading!! #heatedrivalry