I need to say a few words about Darren. He was, in many ways, the doctor all doctors needed to be. Compassionate, caring, an advocate and a poet. We were all privliged to have him in our world. And we are poorer for his departure from it. Wherever you are, I hope there are paddles and pedals.

To solve the jurisdictional confusion in Canadian politics, what if we put the federal govt in charge of everything that provinces are currently responsible for and then put provincial govts in charge of everything municipalities should be responsible for? Would everyone be happier with that?

Trump’s General Assembly speech endorsed the very things the UN was created to oppose — my column www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Some good wonky trade law analysis going on in this thread.

As always, CBC making a strong case for defunding to the Canadians who most believe in their mandate.

This is what happens when you wring out a wet towel while floating in space. Credit: CSA/NASA

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Today on my podcast Canadian History Ehx: Terry O'Reilly! For years, Terry O'Reilly has taught Canadians about the world of advertising and marketing through his award-winning podcasts and radio shows. Listen on all podcast platforms 👇 link.chtbl.com/chx

Korea Herald editorial: "Three South Korean battery companies are constructing plants at 10 US locations. Their combined investments amount to $43 billion. If it remains difficult for employees to travel to the US ... investment plans will be frozen or put off." www.koreaherald.com/article/1057...

Have to say, was thrilled to discover that Matt Reed (@deandad.bsky.social) is back in the pages of @insidehighered.com via Confessions of a Community College Dean. Replete with TG, TB, TW, and Penny the Dog. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Beautifully written. This should be compulsory reading for every university Chair, Dean, VP, and President. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

"After subjecting Alberta to a reputational pounding, the UCP government has come to its senses on book banning in schools. But will they admit a mistake? Not on your life."

Registration is open! Join us for an international conference on ‘The Legacy of CCH Canadian Ltd. v. LSUC and the Future of Copyright Law’, taking place on Sept 19-20th in downtown Toronto and live-streaming online! 📚©️ Find more information and a link to register here: www.yorku.ca/osgoode/ipos...

"Is granting every person a new IP right the best way to deal with deepfakes? I don’t think so. Although to a hammer everything may look like a nail, IP law is only one of many instruments in the lawmaker’s toolkit." legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...

A lovely tribute/thread to the late Barbara Frum. (cc: @davidfrum.bsky.social)

Our #ForeverCanadian petition to keep Alberta in Canada continues to spark strong feelings of patriotism. This is what premier Ralph Klein's daughter had to say. #ableg #cdnpoli

VIA Rail’s regular dayliner passenger train service between Calgary and Edmonton ended 40 years ago today. (Source: Edmonton Journal, September 6, 1985)

Ken Dryden lived what was surely one of the most remarkable lives in Canadian history and he was never not thoughtful on the occasions I got to interview him...

Catching up on my reading. Article by Gary Mason of @theglobeandmail.com. Also a thank you to @trevortombe.bsky.social for his public service.

On Sept. 5, 1945, Soviet clerk Igor Gouzenko changed history when he walked out of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa. His defection, and the documents he took, proved the Soviets were spying on their Second World War allies. This is his story. 🧵 1/16

Happy birthday to Daniel Nestor, born on this day in 1972! As a tennis player, he ranked No. 1 in the world in men's doubles for 108 weeks. He won 95 ATP Tour-level double titles, an Olympic gold and four Tour Finals. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

“Julie King-Yerex, co-owner of Magpie Books in Edmonton, said people have come into the shop ‘asking for our vicious compliance section.’ “ (By CP’s Aaron Souza) #Ableg #AbEd

John Carpay, one of Alberta's most prominent conservative legal activists, gets disbarred. Because lawyers are supposed to know better than to hire private eyes to snoop on judges. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Our annual statisical publication, The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada is out today. The book is very pretty: the state of postsecondary education in Canada isn't.

You can now order my latest edited book, "Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond." Check out the amazing table of contents here: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

I encourage everyone to check out Rob Breakenridge’s piece on the UCP’s fiscal mismanagement. “…UCP clings to the narrative it’s been their fiscal conservatism that rescued AB from the spendthrift ways of the NDP. The #s tell a different story” www.alberta.readtheline.ca/p/rob-breake... #abpoli

This is a pretty amazing story. Imagine all political and trade relations between two enormous powers with ideologically aligned leaders falling apart permanently over the pettiest of side-eyes in a single phone call www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...

Downtown market in Edmonton. Balm for the soul to be among one's community. And treasures galore!

In all seriousness, if the province wants to ban books, they need to provide a list and staff required to remove them from the libraries. I'd tell them to consult Ray Bradbury for advice, but I'm afraid they'd ban Fahrenheit 451, as well.

This is a fun episode on AI art and copyright law npr.org - nicely done by @ecjacobs.bsky.social! I was pleased to be included alongside @davidfewer.bsky.social.

Memories...

Oh excellent. How about a campaign against reckless governance?

If you have a story about using the Wayback Machine, the @archive.org wants to hear from you docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I am only disappointed that they insisted on citing me, rather than plagiarizing me. Didn’t they like the papers?

It gets harder for the Trump administration to return the tariff payments to importers as the payments keep coming in (more paperwork to deal with), but it won't be any harder for the Supreme Court to rule that the tariffs are illegal.

What started as a filler to satisfy Canadian content demands, while also mocking those demands, became a pop culture phenomenon. This SCTV segment led to a statue, hit album and movie, and even impacted our language. This is the story of Bob and Doug McKenzie. 🧵 1/14

Astronaut Jim Lovell was the Parade Marshal of the Calgary Stampede in 1970, only three months after the Apollo 13 mission. 📸Glenbow CU1124288

Today, my husband and I celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. And since some of you on Bluesky are new friends who have just met me, I thought I’d share this column I wrote 8 years ago, when we celebrated our silver. It’s an essay on laughter and friendship - and the value of vaccination!

Joseph-Henri-Maurice Richard was born on Aug. 4, 1921 in Montreal, the oldest of eight children. He was first introduced to hockey when he played at his school and with local kids in his neighbourhood. He quickly emerged as a highly skilled player. 🧵 2/20

An observation: The easier it becomes to produce conventional works, the harder it becomes to create novel works. Let there be rejoicing.

From records of the Canadian Authors Association meeting in 1930, quoted in "Syllables of Recorded Time" by Lynn Harrington. "We must aim to develop an international mind, if we are not to go to pieces in the next fifty years."

I prefer to look at this way: We're getting all the best Americans. They're getting all the most incompetent and embarrassing Canadians

This is Scott Ruskan. He battled 8 hours of brutal weather to reach a flooded Texas camp—then swam and rescued 165 people. He's a real-life hero. 🫡 #Texasflood #Hero #GoodNews #Good #Texas #Flood #AGoodPlace

Huge news in AI copyright world. Still reading the opinion, but encouraged that Judge Alsup got it right on training. Act I Scene 1 in a long drama, but a promising start.

Outstanding work by @shachikurl.bsky.social and @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social That Canada has forgotten its worst mass murder was not an accident. Too many authorities -- media and politicians -- have stayed silent even when they knew better. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/40-y...

Tomorrow marks 40 years since Canada's worst instance of terrorism. But too few Canadians know about it. My thanks to the @calgaryherald.com for publishing this. (The sources I refer to follow in the thread.) calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

A very moving piece by @kimbolan.bsky.social

Catching up on the Senate's study of C-5. Pretty sure this illustrative clarification from @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social is my favourite part so far.

Painful to watch this, but every Canadian should. youtu.be/Ihb59XIHRAY?...