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CDTS | CLTS • uOttawa @cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Tenille Brown who has successfully defended her PhD in Law titled “The Geographies of Property Law: Engagement with Place and Space” › www.uottawa.ca/research-inn...

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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I remain gobsmacked at how stupid Canada’s immigration conversation has become. Northern Ontario municipalities are older and dying faster than the rest of the country. According to workforce planning boards, we need 10-20 times more immigrants than naturally occur, just to sustain our economies.

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I was just scrolling through Instagram to look at all of the dogs and book people I follow and accidentally watched ICE execute another person. We can’t keep living this way.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Spotted in a downtown St Paul window in August. ❤️❤️❤️ and solidarity to the Twin Cities and our neighbours in Minnesota.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

CBC is doing an excellent series on Northern Ontario's jails. You need only climb the front stairs of Thunder Bay's District Jail to know how little the state cares for the people inside.Windows are boarded, paint is peeling, plants outside are dead. What I've seen and heard of the inside is worse.

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Northern Ontario jails among the most overcrowded in the province, new data shows | CBC News

Jails in northern Ontario are facing some of the worst overcrowding pressures in the province, with population data showing dramatic increases since 2019. Frontline workers and inmates are warning the...

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CanLII @canlii.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The latest issue (vol 7 no 1) of the Lakehead Law Journal is now available on CanLII! With contributions from Jeffrey Warnock, Matt Austman, Chris Debicki, Michaela Hill, and Natasha Latina. #indigenousrights #aboriginallaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/5PCub

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Excellent Northern Ontario legal content here.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Tell your (immigration and refugee lawyer) friends! The Newcomer Legal Clinic in Thunder Bay is hiring. We're a teaching clinic at Lakehead U, and a great place to work with wonderful clients, students, and community partners. Please reach out if you want more info.

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Supervising Lawyer - Newcomer Legal Clinic

Lakehead University is your place to live and learn. Dynamic, modern, and highly learner-centred, we acknowledge all of our students as valued leaders of tomorrow, whose education and success are most...

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CanLII @canlii.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

New from the #CanLIIAuthorsProgram : "Access Denied: Understanding Structural Barriers to Justice in Black Canadian Communities" by Debra Olaniyi, Joyce Ayoson, Hannah Oommen and Efe Eghujovbo #antidiscrimination #antiracism #accesstojustice #a2j #legalcommentary zurl.co/CkH89

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

It's fascinating to read an ethnography of where you live and grew up. Careful research about how big-city drug dealers come into Thunder Bay for profit, take over poor people's homes, and harm people in ways that become visible only when you hear their stories. rdcu.be/eCTsC

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“It’s a Trap!”: Exploring the Rise of Gang-Led “Cuckooing” and Its Relationship to Homelessness

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Gillian Calder (she/her) @gcalder.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Important insights from @jcyliew.bsky.social and Natasha Bakht on academic freedoms, intersectionality, missed opportunities for dialogue, and Jane Doe. A model for how to move through conflict and misjudgment, constructively and with care. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 🤲

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Reflections from An Erstwhile Signature Feminist Lecture: Cancellation, Academic Freedom and the Model Minority Academic

<p><span>We are two full professors who have held or currently (at the time of writing) hold the Shirley E. Greenberg Chair in Women and the Legal Profession at

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Joan Braun @joanfbraun.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I will be giving this webinar for the Centre on Research and Education on Aging and Health (CERAH) on Wednesday. Anyone interested in older adult issues or elder rights is welcome. cerah.lakeheadu.ca/event/cerah-...

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CERAH Speaker Series – Elder Abuse and the Law: Updates and Perspectives on Canadian Laws, Policies and Response

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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Thunder Bay Facebook Marketplace’s greatest hits continue.

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Joan Braun @joanfbraun.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

My most recent article was just published. It examines involuntary detentions under BC's Adult Guardianship Act. The topic is very relevant given the recent report on involuntary detentions by BC's Human Rights Commissioner. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Conflicting purposes: Guardianship law, mental health law and involuntary detentions

Part 3 of British Columbia's Adult Guardianship Act provides a statutory framework for protecting adults who are abused or neglected and unable to see…

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Great recs from @mattseybold.bsky.social on resisting technofeudal education: prioritize print, practice ungrading, "Luddify" the classroom; de-mobilize computer infrastructure (root technology in social place!); faculty governance over SaaS subscriptions; instructor choice re: ed-tech

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Against Technofeudal Education

Pillars For Protecting Our "Core Infrastructure" From OpenAI

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Dan Rohde @danrohde.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Sadly, this is becoming true in Canada as well

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Turns out "elbows up" means an incredible expansion of anti-migrant, policing, and surveillance powers under the guise of 'border security'. This is a must-read 🧵:

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I came across a clipping from the Terrace Bay (Ontario) News, Oct 3, 1973, inviting people without status to meet the immigration officer and do their paperwork for landing under the Adjustment of Status program. No portal, no webform, no PDF forms that won't open. Just a human coming to town.

Newspaper clipping:
MOBILE UNIT IN TERRACE BAY FRIDAY
The Department of Manpower and Immigration Mobile Unit is making its last swing through the area, Tim Dodd, officer in charge of Thunder Bay's Immigration Centre said today.
The mobile unit staffed by an immigration officer is travelling throught eh area to assist those people who are eligible to register under the immigration adjustment of status program. Anyone who is eligible to reghistere is urged to do so now, before the 15th of October. The fact that we have conditionally approved for landed status all who have been interviewed under the program is indicative of the relaxed regulations that are applied to people who are eligible for registration. Many of the early registrants, he said, were university or college students and able to interpret the new regulations for themselves. Our problem now, he said, is to get (continued on page 19....)

MOBILE UNIT - continued from page 16
the message to the rest of the people who are in Canada without proper status, and to convince them to register. They have Manpower Minister Robert Andras' assurance that no one who is eligible for registration that who registers by the 15th of October will be penalized for the manner in which they came to Canada. The mobile unit will be in Terrace Bay on Friday, October 5th.

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Y.Y. Brandon Chen @yybrandonc.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The so-called “Strong Borders Act” will significantly weaken Canada’s humanitarian tradition and commitment to human rights. Check out this statement from Canadian Council for Refugees:

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Statement on Bill C-2 | Canadian Council for Refugees

June 5, 2025

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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🚨New Border Bill Raises Major Concerns for Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Refugee Rights!🚨 The @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social coalition is calling for the withdrawal of Bill C-2, the "Strong Borders Act". 🧵1/23

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Beautiful photos and great reporting. So many Thunder Bay places I live ten minutes away from and have never been to (😳). Look @lakesuperior.bsky.social - it’s you!

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I Hope This Email Finds You @thisemailfindsyou.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I hope this email finds you no matter where you try to hide.

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Gillian Calder (she/her) @gcalder.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Check out this upcoming symposium querying: what is unique and important about human legal expertise and how should legal education support students in developing these capacities at this moment? educatinghumanlawyers.com Thrilled to present on some of the embodied work happening here at UVicLaw.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Check out the Lakehead Law Journal’s newest issue! @lakeheaduniversity.bsky.social

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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

“we used to have a person who was paid to do this but now we have an online system which doesn’t work so every single employee of the university does this on top of their actual job”

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Christiana Essie Sagay @christianasagay.com · 21/05/2025

A sneak peek while we wait for official photos: The Chair is officially launched! From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social

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Lisa Kerr @coleenlisa.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Oh man do I love this page in Harold Johnson’s book on his law school experience (hopefully a bit dated, but there are still some that fit ….)

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Ethel Tungohan @tungohan.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Beyond the clear racist dog-whistling of these statements, what worries me is how Canadian & Australian PMs (both ostensibly left leaders) might follow KS's lead. We always compare & copy elements of each other's immigration policies... V. upsetting that these leaders supposedly represent the left.

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Rosel Kim @jroselkim.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Day 2 of the Kanyinda hearing at the SCC. LEAF will be making submissions later today on why refugee claimants with valid work permits should be entitled to subsidized childcare programs. www.leaf.ca/news/leaf-to...

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LEAF to appear before Supreme Court to argue for access to subsidized childcare for refugee claimant women in Quebec

Quebec excludes refugee claimants to access subsidized daycare. A refugee claimant and mother of three children is challenging the constitutionality of this policy.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The interveners are appearing this morning in the SCC for Quebec v Kanyinda: www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...

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Supreme Court of Canada | Live hearing

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Jennifer Koshan @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Up early to watch the SCC hearing in AG Quebec v. Kanyinda, the Court's first s 15 equality rights case since Sharma in 2022. The AG QB is appealing the Court of Appeal's holding that failure to provide refugee claimants with a child care subsidy available to other parents violates s 15.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Fascinating SCC case this morning: Quebec v Kanyinda. On immigration status and discrimination under s 15 of the Charter. Quebec is arguing that immigration status is not immutable and therefore not an analogous ground under s 15. www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...

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Supreme Court of Canada | Live hearing

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uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics @ottawahealthlaw.ca · 13/05/2025

@OttawaHealthLaw members - @yybranchonc.bsky.social for FCJ Refugee Centre & Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre & Martha Jackman for the Charter Committee on Poverty Issues - will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Kanyinda hearing. More on the case: www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...

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Supreme Court of Canada | 41210

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Appearing virtually #SCC today re Dorsey & Salah v Can deals w security classification of persons in prisons. @jendagsvik.bsky.social & I rep Canadian Council for Refugees Watch live. www.scc-csc.ca/.../hearings... #law #scc #habeascorpus #cdnimm #prisonlaw #immdetention #lawyering #lawyerlife

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Looking forward to being in the SCC with @jcyliew.bsky.social and so many other stellar advocates tomorrow! It's an especially important time to be talking about habeas corpus.

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Joan Braun @joanfbraun.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I am looking forward to presenting a paper at this Health Law conference at Harvard. The schedule has just been released and the other papers look very interesting. The event will be livestreamed for members of the public. More information at the link. petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

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2025 Annual Conference: Law, Health Care, and the Aging Brain and Body - Petrie-Flom Center

Conference Description The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce our 2025 annual conference: “Law, Health Care, and the Ag...

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

New Heritage Minute just dropped! I must point out that Bora Laskin is from Thunder Bay. Well, Fort William, but now TBay thanks to Bora's brother Saul. Also please note that he's played by the Harvard prof / criminal lawyer from Legally Blonde. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9iG...

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NEW Heritage Minute: Bora Laskin

YouTube video by Historica Canada

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Suggested alternative audience for this beautiful poem: For a Bureaucrat who Used AI to Make a Decision

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Christiana Essie Sagay @christianasagay.com · 02/05/2025

On May 20, 2025, join us for the official launch of the University Research Chair on Migrant Protection & International Law - Prof. Delphine Nakache @uocommonlaw.bsky.social as we unveil our flagship project on Canada’s Migration Diplomacy. Register here: lnkd.in/gT9tHers. @tsourapas.bsky.social

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

depressing to read polls suggesting that even amongst those who disagree with Trump, the one issue there is some support for is his fascistic immigration policy. border imperialism is so normalized amongst liberals - and even some radicals. stop believing migrants are your enemy, blame billionaires!

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Ryan Fritsch @upsideofdown.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

An ambitious project made possible by many hands: 7 external authors, 13 advisory members, 7 summer law students, and the always great support staff at the LCO! But we're just getting started! Consultations will run province-wide throughout the spring and summer. Give me a holler and get involved!

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I hope more universities do this (in the US especially, but also Canada -- our students and faculty may need assistance as well!)

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Jennifer Koshan @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Joining the voices of those gravely concerned about Bill 39, which provides the gov’t with extraordinary powers in deciding how legal services are funded in AB. This list of defunded organizations reeks of ideology and seriously interferes with A2J. Hands off! #albertalawfoundation #ableg

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I worry about Alberta's move to control its law foundation's funding decisions. The immigration and refugee law clinic I run depends on similar funding in Ontario. We support people law marginalizes and we challenge government decisions. If we depended on government, our clinic would not exist.

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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Thunder Bay’s safer supply, safe injection, and illicit drug testing site is transitioning to abstinence and treatment because Ontario legislation says the clinic is too close to school. The front line tells me people are going to die. ricochet.media/justice/heal...

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‘It’s classist. It’s racist’: Ontario’s overdose death capital braces for more loss

In Thunder Bay, the closure of safe supply sites raises concerns as the community anticipates more overdose deaths.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Wonderful day on Friday with my immigration law class at Thunder Bay’s first citizenship ceremony since before the pandemic. At the same time that we celebrated those getting Canadian citizenship, we remembered the injustices borne by those living in our community without it.

A clerk dressed in a black robe stands with his right arm up next to a digital Canadian flag. We see people standing and looking at the flag from the back as they swear the oath of citizenship.

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Sending love to everyone engaging in vexatious litigation against this fascist regime.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

The human side of the policy rollercoaster that is rural and northern immigration in Canada. “[Sandhu] wants people to understand how the changes are ‘affecting people at ground level’ both mentally and physically.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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They moved to Sioux Lookout, Ont., with hope. Now they fear immigration changes will force them to leave | CBC News

Changes to immigration could force hundreds of people to leave their jobs in Sioux Lookout despite the need for their work in the northwestern Ontario community. "I don't know what to do," says Fresh ...

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