Somebody didn't learn the lesson that Canadians are liable to vote with their wallets.

For a significant chunk of my career, part of my job was anticipating the unconscious bias of the judge and trying to debunk it without the judge feeling like we're calling him racist.

This is a competency issue. It is only political to the extent that some people want to politicize it. There are many legal practice areas where knowledge of Indigenous history, culture, and/or laws respecting Indignity or made/based on Indigenous custom and law. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

In which Andrew Coyne eviscerates pundits railing against the #Cowichan Tribes vs. Canada decision. Wow! #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... No paywall: archive.ph/ywUEh

This CDC resignation letter from Dr Demetre is amazing: x.com/dr_demetre/s...

I mean, good, but I am bemused that *this* is the reason for shutting it down. You can build a concentration camp with inhumane living conditions as long as it is environmentally friendly?

My latest: To recognize aboriginal title is not to abolish property rights, but to uphold them www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Just saw a national newspaper article about a poll on the Kamloops residential school posted on Reddit and some commenters using it to call the entire premise of dead kids a "hoax" and just wanted to remind folks demanding to locate & dig up kids' bones that you can just look up their names here:

I'm sure this will work out great for them when they fail to prevent jets from leaving vapour trails, and their base thinks they've been sold out. Some smart person might figure out how to prevent vapour trails just for optics' sake, except they've also gutted scientific research.

Looking for an activity to keep the kids occupied and creative this summer? Check out Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation activity book! 🎨🖍️Available for free on our website in French and English. fncaringsociety.com/publications...

On June 23, 2025, the Federal Court released its decision in Cully v. Canada. The decision is an important step forward in affirming that Jordan’s Principle must be applied broadly & in a manner that respects the key principles set out by the Tribunal. fncaringsociety.com/publications...

The Building Canada Act was passed on June 26 with almost no consultation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders.

Today on APTN National News: It’s been more than a month since 14-year-old Samuel Bird went missing in Edmonton. Now, his mother is speaking out and hoping for people to come forward. youtube.com/live/DH19z1n...

www.aptnnews.ca?p=273554 Ottawa is telling First Nations chiefs to submit their questions in advance of next week's meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss his government's controversial new major projects law.

1990 – 2025: Marking 35 years since the siege at Kanehsatà:ke

The Alberta and Ontario environment ministers sent a letter to the federal government, asking it to 'refrain' from reintroducing Bill C-61/

Bill C-5 was pushed through Parliament last week, becoming law ahead of the July 1 Canada Day deadline set by Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations are upset about the bill’s passage. Demonstrations have been held in Ottawa and Toronto in an effort to stop it.

Indigenous people's health tightly tied to speaking their own languages, review finds. Positive outcomes include better physical and mental health, and more social connections, UBC researchers say, by Santana Dreaver www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #reconciliation

CNN, CBS, and Bloomberg are now reporting that White House officials say that Tulsi Gabbard was in the Situation Room tonight, which means we're no closer to finding out whether Tulsi Gabbard was in the Situation Room tonight

This is the definition of patriotism 👏🏼👏🏼👊🏻✊🇺🇸 Marine officer in LA speaks out against the rise of fascism in our country!! 🇺🇸💙

It's over! I'm walking back towards my hotel and I pass a monitor playing a commercial for a propahanda flick about Ranger School Here's what's important: they featured two female rangers. With shaved heads. Which, I promise, is not the image Hegseth wants for Ranger School

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

being able to hear the wheels on the Sherman tanks squeal on account of no one there is some incredible footage. A+ comedy.

It's .........very cosplay so far here at Trump's birthday parade. Those wigs must be so damn hot Let's do this! 🧵

no… no, they can’t possibly be… oh my god, they wouldn’t… they can’t be… YES, THEY ARE PLAYING FORTUNATE SON

This military parade could’ve been a Signal chat

Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

i don’t think it’s realistic to ask people being targeted due to their ethnicity and national origin not to engage in displays of ethnic and national pride

This is Kona. He is doing his daily affirmations. 12/10 powerful stuff (IG: wildontherun)

This has the same energy as anti-WEF conspiracy theories, and I give it the same credence.

The lesson people infuriatingly never seem to master is that there is no creating a police state just for other people. If you create a police state with no due process for immigrants or accused criminals, then that's the system you've created for yourself.

“A letter from the Premier of Alberta to several chiefs is being shared on social media that appears to show Danielle Smith appealing to the leaders for support of Alberta sovereignty.” Reading the room is hard. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

i really, really need people to understand that they *didn't* vote for this, no matter how much you insist they did. insisting "they voted for this" elides the information environment that led them to vote the way they did in the first place, the thing that actually needs fixing.

DEMOCRACY: “We need to become a powerful majority to turn back bigotry & inhumanity amid this fierce urgency of now—not as a coalition of humanity that agrees all the time, but one united to save democracy & to finally realize the dream of so many who gave their lives to save us,” Donna Ladd writes.

My wife has been on a Netflix documentary binge and I generally keep her company but read or play games and ignore the documentary but I think it’s starting to seep into my consciousness because last night I dreamed my wife wanted us to tour the OJ Simpson Brentwood house to buy it and /1

Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind indiginews.com/first-person...

The Hudson’s Bay Company plans to auction off over 4,000 artifacts and art pieces to help pay its debts. First Nations leaders say it's likely, if not certain, some items hold cultural and spiritual significance. Should they be returned? Sav Jonsa asks the public.

First Nations leaders from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba gathered on Parliament Hill Monday morning to voice their displeasure at not being part of official itinerary for King Charles III.

Um...

Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil.

On X, most of my replies are blue check neo-Nazi repeating insane right wing conspiracy theories. But it’s still better than Bluesky where people sometimes give me a hard time about not using alt text.

Things already seem to be behind this morning as we await the arrival of the Chief Justice (in his capacity as Deputy Governor General) in the Senate. #SenCA #cdnpoli