I post a lot on ABlawg. Some of it pretty dry & arcane oil & gas law But this is far more imp & shd be of wider interest. It deals with how an Aussie coal mining company was able to manipulate AER decision-making to shield the company’s project from public review. #abpoli ablawg.ca/wp-content/u...

Tomorrow(!), the blog returns to its regularly scheduled publishing program. But before we do, we wanted to share a brief 🧵 of helpful resources for new law students who might be curious about the Law and Political Economy movement.

Dickson's s.25 analysis has now been applied in the federal court a few times in the context of Indian Act governments. I review the Houle, Donald-Potskin, and Cunningham decisions with wonderful co-authors @jwatsonhamilton.bsky.social and @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social here...

This is the 3rd in a series of blog posts on Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, including a look at how the SCC majority judgment on ss 25 & 15 of the Charter is being applied by lower courts. Great working with @jwatsonhamilton.bsky.social and @roberthamilton.bsky.social on this one!

Something worth emphasizing in discussion of a possible referendum in Alberta is just how clear the SCC was in the Secession Reference that a vote in favour of secession does NOT make secession a foregone conclusion and leave only the details to be negotiated.

Treaty rights and provincial secession... some thoughts; ablawg.ca/2025/05/30/g...

The best lectures on UNDRIP implementation are the ones with bear spray on the table beside you... Grateful to get the opportunity to teach about modern treaties in the Yukon this May. #noppt

Fantastic first week of this year’s Modern Treaties and the Law course with @roberthamilton.bsky.social and a group of wonderful @ucalgary.bsky.social students. Amazing to see students’ deep learning happening right before your eyes.

Seem like a good time to re-up this piece from @davevwright.bsky.social and myself: ablawg.ca/2019/11/01/a...

Doing a little side research on public reactions to Indigenous legal and political victories. I wonder if anyone can guess which politician said in a press conference in 1997 that the Delgamuukw decision is "a serious threat to national unity"...

I had been doubtful that we were going to have a "this is the crisis moment" with Trump, as opposed to "everything about this is a destructive catastrophe." But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment. 1/

A new @ablawg.bsky.social post by @roberthamilton.bsky.social, @jwatsonhamilton.bsky.social and me exploring the teachable moments in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, focusing on the SCC’s different reasons for finding the Charter applies (or not) to the VGFN. TLDR: Team Rowe on this one.

Ablawg year in review, featuring @nigelb.bsky.social @molszyns.bsky.social @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social @jwatsonhamilton.bsky.social @drewyewchuk.bsky.social and others.

Happy to see the Canadian Legal Academy list on this platform! Thanks to @roojinhabibi.org and @sonialawprof.bsky.social

Happy to have a chapter in this excellent new collection "Legal Histories of Empire: Navigating Legalities" www.routledge.com/Legal-Histor...:

New empire and law volume out with my chapter on #smuggling, legal pluralism and how to make a buck off international arbitrage. Many terrific essays here from @roberthamilton.bsky.social and @cburset.bsky.social, wishing more authors were on Bluesky! #history www.routledge.com/Legal-Histor....

New Post: Alberta’s Carbon Sequestration Agreement: An Analysis ablawg.ca/2024/11/06...

My take on what the scc's decision in "Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families" means for provinces

New Post: Premier Smith Converts a Legal Pause on Renewable Energy Projects Into a De Facto Moratorium of Uncertain Duration ablawg.ca/2024/03/01...

@nigelb.bsky.social and me with thoughts on the SCC's recent treatment of UNDRIP and UNDRIPA

Albert'a sovereignty act apparently used as a model in Utah. Will be interesting to see how moves like this work in different constitutional contexts cnn.com/2024/02/19/u...

Summary of the recent SCC decision on Indigenous child and family services legislation. More detailed posts specific aspects of the reasoning coming soon...

Big decision - the SCC holds that An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families is constitutional in a unanimous decision. scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-...

Gov of Canada just released interim guidelines on administration of the IAA. It says: "Consultation will continue with Indigenous Peoples through existing assessment processes, as they relate to a clear area of federal jurisdictional responsibility." shorturl.at/myN14

Some thoughts on the IAA reference: ablawg.ca/2023/10/25/t...