This year's @windsora2j.bsky.social Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice Distinguished Lecture will be delivered by Professor Emeritus and former Editor-in-Chief @richardmoon.bsky.social Join us Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at noon in the @windsorlaw.bsky.social Moot Court. Reception to follow.

If we had any doubts before, the statements today by the leader and deputy leader of the Conservative Party enthusiastically supporting the American actions in Venezuela make clear that the federal Conservative Party as currently constituted must never hold office in this country.

End speed traps and roadside breathalyzer, since they don’t give drivers a fair opportunity to evade the law? What about police use of fingerprint and DNA evidence which are unfair to criminals, since it makes it harder for them to escape punishment? www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

A post about both the exclusion of Kneecap and the introduction of Bill C-9 on Hate Crimes cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2025/09...

This is clearly unconstitutional unless the gov invokes the notwithstanding clause. A stark example of religious intolerance worthy of Maurice Duplessis. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The open access Cdn Constitutional Law Casebook (with 48 const law academics) is now available: canlii.ca/t/7jt2q.

Canoeing in the sky.

Op-Ed in Toronto Star about the Toronto school board’s censorship of political speech in school yearbooks. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

While the Conservative Party did not win the election it appears that a conservative party did. This is more than disappointing. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Ellie's film, Adult Adoption, is now available on Amazon Prime. Even though it had a small budget, it received glowing reviews, including a Critic's Pick from the Globe & Mail and inclusion on the Globe's list of the best films of the year. www.primevideo.com/region/na/de...

The active element of the CPC - the base - is hard right, even extreme and will no doubt continue to dominate nomination meetings, and leadership races. A moderate CPC leader would have won a clear majority. Still more than 40% voted for a Cdn version of the Republican Party.

Of course those who have risen to power based on disinformation have an interest in preventing any attempt to limit or discourage the spread of disinformation.

Important to remember that when the 2008 financial crisis hit PM Harper had been about to de-regulate banking in Can, had no grasp of the gravity of the situation (suggesting it was a good time to buy stocks) and had … www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Conservatives say no tax on capital gains if reinvested in Canada. What if I invest my salaried income in Canada? And of course those who live from pay check to pay check will continue to pay tax. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

‘How dare the lying liberal loser media try to associate us with Trump.’

I'm seeing the opening of the wonderful @grahamisador.bsky.social's play, Truck, at Factory Theatre next week! Now more than ever I think a lot of us can relate to the fear of tech stealing our livelihoods. It runs the 26-30th! Go support the arts before they're gone! www.cbc.ca/arts/truck-p...

If the Conservatives had a different leader - and not someone whose entire life has been about partisan attack - the time might be right for a unity gov in Canada. The country is under threat. The welfare of the country mattered to past Conservative leaders. It is not part of Poilievre’s agenda.

In 5 years time will Trump be residing in Moscow - perhaps down the hall from where Guy Burgess once lived?

It is increasingly clear that Trump and his corp supporters are simply corp raiders engaged in asset stripping the US gov.

www.thestar.com/politics/pol... Once again the talk is about party strategy and popular appeal when it should be about who is best able to lead the country during the Trump threat. Clearly it is not the person parroting Trump’s bogus claim about Canada being a major source of Fentanyl.

The cdn economy will be disrupted in ways that are significant and painful but over time it will reorient itself. Canadians, though, will never again regard the US as a good faith actor.

Short memories - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...

“Thou [Jesus] hast no business to return and thus hinder us in our work.” The Grand Inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov.

As raccoons are to Toronto, foxes are to London.

Mr Poilievre’s idea of Canadian nationalism is simply American nationalism with the maple leaf substituting for stars and stripes.

Historians will be surprised to learn from Mr Poilievre that Protestants and Catholics in early Canada lived in wonderful harmony.

From a 2016 blog post: Trump’s election may also mark the culmination of another change in politics. There have always been individuals who have sought political office for personal gain – and here I mean financial gain and not simply personal vanity or gratification. 1

Thinking about the simpler times when the oligarchs pulled the strings of government behind the scenes.

There is concern that Trump appointed judges will not require his administration to adhere to the constitution. But it is also possible that the courts decide that the administration has breached the constitution and Trump decides simply to ignore these judgments.

Coming soon

I guess we need to impose tariffs on the US until they get their gun issue sorted out. “Approximately 90 per cent of firearms that we seize are directly traced back to the U.S. And I can say in reality the remaining 10 per cent [without serial numbers] are likely also from the U.S.,” Peel Police

Went to a film this evening. Had pre-popcorn so I only needed a small bag at the theatre.

As I approach retirement, 2 books thanks to University of Toronto Press.