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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New Post: The Province Is Dead, Long Live the State? International Legal Implications of an Independent Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/09/28...…ependent-alberta/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New Post: Intimate Image Abuse in the Age of Deepfakes: Reforming Alberta’s Civil Legislation: Part 2 ablawg.ca/2026/08/31...…gislation-part-2/
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Intimate Image Abuse in the Age of Deepfakes: Reforming Alberta’s Civil Legislation: Part 2
By: Emma Marck Case/Decision/Legislation/Bill Commented On: Protecting Victims of Non-consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act, SA 2017, c P-26.9 PDF Version: Intimate Image Abuse in the Age …
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New Post: Intimate Image Abuse in the Age of Deepfakes: Reforming Alberta’s Civil Legislation: Part 1 ablawg.ca/2026/08/25...…gislation-part-1/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New Post: Just Keep Watching: Insights From Democracy Watch v Canada (AG), 2026 SCC 28 ablawg.ca/2026/08/24...…a-ag-2026-scc-28/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New Post: What Can We Learn From A Failed Synapse Or Two? ablawg.ca/2026/08/21...…d-synapse-or-two/
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What Can We Learn From A Failed Synapse Or Two?
By: Nigel Bankes Matter Commented On: AUC Decision 30732-D01-2026, Synapse Real Estate Corp., Synapse Data Center Power Plant Project, August 17, 2026 PDF Version: What Can We Learn From A Failed S…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New Post: Federal Court Finds Environment for Inmates at Edmonton Institution for Women not Safe and Healthful Due to Extreme Indoor Temperatures ablawg.ca/2026/08/11...…oor-temperatures/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New Post: Democracy Watch and its Implications for the Practice of Channeling Limited Judicial Supervision to Appellate Courts ablawg.ca/2026/08/10...…appellate-courts/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New Post: How an Underscore Sent an Innocent Man to Jail
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How an Underscore Sent an Innocent Man to Jail
By: Gideon Christian Decisions commented on: R v Klayme, 2024 NSPC 4 (CanLII) and R v Klayme, 2026 NSCA 59 (CanLII) PDF Version: How an Underscore Sent an Innocent Man to Jail It all began when a m…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New Post: The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2025/2026: The Problem with the AER’s Long Run Plan for Orphan Oil and Gas Sites ablawg.ca/2026/07/30...…il-and-gas-sites/
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The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2025/2026: The Problem with the AER’s Long Run Plan for Orphan Oil and Gas Sites
By: Drew Yewchuk Matter Commented On: Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2025/2026 PDF Version: The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2025/2026: The Problem with the AER’s Long Run Plan for …
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New Post: A Successor in Title to the Settlor of a Trust (a GRTA) Cannot Apply to Vary That Trust ablawg.ca/2026/07/28...…-vary-that-trust/
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A Successor in Title to the Settlor of a Trust (a GRTA) Cannot Apply to Vary That Trust
By: Nigel Bankes Decisions commented on: Montreal Trust Company of Canada v Astl, 2026 ABKB 255 (CanLII) and Montreal Trust Company of Canada v Astl, 2026 ABKB 510 (CanLII). PDF Version: A Successo…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New Post: Joint Responsibility Under Alberta’s Mines and Minerals Act ablawg.ca/2026/07/20...…and-minerals-act/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New Post: The State of Document Dumping in BC after Acciona ablawg.ca/2026/07/17...…bc-after-acciona/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
New Post: Decrypting Bill C-22, Part I: Why Canada Needs a Lawful Access Regime ablawg.ca/2026/07/14...…ul-access-regime/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
New Post: Canada's Evolving Right to Shelter: Region of Waterloo v Named Respondents & Persons Unknown ablawg.ca/2026/07/10...
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
New Post: $120,000 Penalty for the 2023 Kearl Tailings Overflow ablawg.ca/2026/07/02...
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New Post: Alberta Energy Regulator Makes Rule Changes Aimed At Gutting Participation by ENGOs ablawg.ca/2026/06/08...…ipation-by-engos/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
New Post: Standing in the Athabasca: AER Denies Nature Procedural Personhood in Alberta ablawg.ca/?p=15155&p...
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
New Post: Submission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
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Submission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
By: Emily Laidlaw Matter Commented On: Study on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in the information and communication technology sector, Standing Senate Committee on…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
New Post: Bitcoin Real Property Law
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Bitcoin Real Property Law
By: Nigel Bankes Decision Commented On: Flowers v Persist Oil and Gas Inc, 2026 ABCA 172 (CanLII) PDF Version: Bitcoin Real Property Law In this decision, Alberta’s Court of Appeal has confirmed Ju…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
New Post: Can a Landlord Double Your Rent?
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Can a Landlord Double Your Rent?
By: Susan Emam Report Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Residential Tenancies Act: Before and During a Tenancy, Issue Paper 7 PDF Version: Can a Landlord Double Your Rent? Imagine that yo…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
New Post: When is a Citizen Initiative Petition a Dead Parrot? ablawg.ca/2026/05/21...
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New Post: Rescous and Pound-Breach: Re-Discovering Two Archaic Statutory Torts in Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/05/14...
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
New Post: The Next Installment in the Continuing Debate Over Pore Space Conflict in Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/05/08...…flict-in-alberta/
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The Next Installment in the Continuing Debate Over Pore Space Conflict in Alberta
By: Nigel Bankes Decisions Commented On: (1) Request for a Regulatory Appeal by E3 Lithium Ltd. (E3), April 14, 2026; (2) Request for a Regulatory Appeal by PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (PrairieSky), Ap…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New Post: Roommates Without Remedies: Co-Tenancy and the Limits of Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act ablawg.ca/2026/05/04...…al-tenancies-act/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
New Post: Does the Federal Court have Jurisdiction to Review a Decision of an Insolvency Trustee? ablawg.ca/2026/04/28...…solvency-trustee/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New Post: Limitations Laws and Gender-Based Violence Torts ablawg.ca/2026/04/27...…d-violence-torts/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New Post: Bill 30, Expedited Project Approvals: Proponents Should Look Before They Leap ablawg.ca/2026/04/24...…before-they-leap/
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Bill 30, Expedited Project Approvals: Proponents Should Look Before They Leap
By: Nigel Bankes and Drew Yewchuk Matters Commented On: (1) Bill 30: Expedited 120 Day Approvals Act, first reading, April 14, 2026, (2) Press Release, Faster Approvals for Major Projects, April 14…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New Post: The Next Shoe Drops. The Northback (Grassy Mountain) Interests File an International Investment Law Claim Against Canada ablawg.ca/2026/04/14...…m-against-canada/
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The Next Shoe Drops. The Northback (Grassy Mountain) Interests File an International Investment Law Claim Against Canada
By: Nigel Bankes and Kyla Tienhaara Matter Commented On: Request for Arbitration, Riversdale Resources Pty Ltd and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Canada, December 16, 2024, and Notice of Intent to S…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New Post: The Minority Report on Electoral Districts: Will the Law Protect Alberta from UCP Gerrymandering? ablawg.ca/2026/04/13...…p-gerrymandering/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
New Post: Unpaid Oil and Gas Municipal Property Taxes: Another Problem for the AER’s Closure and Liability Management System ablawg.ca/2026/04/09...…anagement-system/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
New Post: Distress for Rent in Alberta (Residential Tenancies) ablawg.ca/2026/03/27...…ential-tenancies/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
New Post: Back to School Act Survives Injunction Application ablawg.ca/2026/03/26...…tion-application/
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Back to School Act Survives Injunction Application
By: Jennifer Koshan Case Commented On: Alberta Teachers Association v Alberta (AG), 2026 ABKB 190 PDF Version: Back to School Act Survives Injunction Application On March 13, 2026, Justice Douglas …
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
New Post: The Proposed Co-operation Agreement on Environmental and Impact Assessment between Canada and Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/03/18...…nada-and-alberta/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New Post: Continuing Implementation of Revisions to the Columbia River Treaty ablawg.ca/2026/03/11...…bia-river-treaty/
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Continuing Implementation of Revisions to the Columbia River Treaty
By: Nigel Bankes Matters Commented On: (1) Annual Report of the Permanent Engineering Board (PEB) to the Governments of the United States and Canada under the terms of the Columbia River Treaty for…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
New Post: The Notwithstanding Clause x 4 in Alberta: Now What? ablawg.ca/2026/03/10...
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
New Post: “Time is of the Essence” Clauses are Incompatible with Indefinite Time Provisions ablawg.ca/2026/03/03...…-time-provisions/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New Post: The Application of Provincial Statutes of Limitation to Indigenous Claims ablawg.ca/2026/02/26...…ndigenous-claims/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
New Post: Limiting Contractual Liability for Breaching the Duty of Good Faith ablawg.ca/2026/02/24...…ty-of-good-faith/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
New Post: AlphaBow Again Challenges AER Enforcement Related to Oil and Gas Closure Liabilities During Insolvency  ablawg.ca/2026/02/23...…uring-insolvency/
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AlphaBow Again Challenges AER Enforcement Related to Oil and Gas Closure Liabilities During Insolvency 
By: Drew Yewchuk Decisions Commented On: Re AlphaBow Energy Ltd., 2025 ABKB 622 (CanLII) (AlphaBow ABKB); Re AlphaBow Energy Ltd., 2026 ABCA 35 (CanLII) (AlphaBow ABCA) PDF Version: AlphaBow Again …
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
New Post: The Light Goes Out at the NRCB on Major Recreational Project Reviews ablawg.ca/2026/02/17...…-project-reviews/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
New Post: “Declarations of Aboriginal Title Are Not Discretionary” ablawg.ca/2026/02/11...…ot-discretionary/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New Post: Untangling Received Law in Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/02/09...
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New Post: Grading the 2024 AER Liability Management Performance Report ablawg.ca/2026/02/05...…rformance-report/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
New Post: What Are the Implications of the International Court’s Climate Change Advisory Opinion for Provinces? ablawg.ca/2026/01/26...…on-for-provinces/
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What Are the Implications of the International Court’s Climate Change Advisory Opinion for Provinces?
By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Obligations of States In Respect of Climate Change, Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, July 23, 2025 PDF Version: What Are the Implications …
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
New Post: “Money for Nothing”: Landlords Take on Residential Tenants’ Security Deposits   ablawg.ca/2026/01/20...…ecurity-deposits/
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“Money for Nothing”: Landlords Take on Residential Tenants’ Security Deposits  
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton Legislation Commented On: Residential Tenancies Act, SA 2004, c R-17.1, Part 4 PDF Version: “Money for Nothing”: Landlords Take on Residential Tenants’ Security Deposit…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New Post: Religious Freedom and the Oath to the Sovereign, Revisited ablawg.ca/2026/01/16...…ereign-revisited/
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
New Post: The New Brunswick Court of Appeal Weighs in on Aboriginal Title and Private Lands ablawg.ca/2026/01/14...…nd-private-lands/
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The New Brunswick Court of Appeal Weighs in on Aboriginal Title and Private Lands
By: Robert Hamilton Cases Commented On: JD Irving, Limited et al v Wolastoqey Nation, 2025 NBCA 129 CanLII; Wolastoqey Nations v New Brunswick and Canada, et al., 2024 NBKB 203 CanLII. PDF Version:…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
New Post: ABlawg Year in Review 2025 ablawg.ca/2025/12/31...
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
New Post: The Political Threat to the Rule of Law in Canada ablawg.ca/2025/12/30...…of-law-in-canada/
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The Political Threat to the Rule of Law in Canada
By: Gideon Christian PhD Matter Commented On: Canadian Law Societies’ Ours to Protect Campaign PDF Version: The Political Threat to the Rule of Law in Canada Recently, the law societies across Cana…
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ABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
New Post: A Final Lump of Coal for 2025 ablawg.ca/2025/12/23...
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