Alison Crawford
@alisoncrawford.bsky.social
Founder, Good Yarn Communications 🧶and award-winning journalist. Passionate about freedom of the press, judicial independence, strong libraries, democracy and knitting.
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Nominations are open till Dec 15 for the 20th annual Clawbies, which celebrate free online Canadian legal content. (ahem, our Verdicts & Voices podcast is a quality listen 😉) Post up to three choices on BlueSky or LinkedIn and use #clawbies2025. More info: https://bit.ly/4prGCvm
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nominations are open till Dec 15 for the 20th annual Clawbies, which celebrate free online Canadian legal content. (ahem, our Verdicts & Voices podcast is a quality listen 😉) Post up to three choices on BlueSky or LinkedIn and use #clawbies2025. More info: https://bit.ly/4prGCvm
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Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
No one tells stories about Canada’s Armed Forces better than CBC’s Murray Brewster. #journalismmatters
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How a Canadian military intelligence operative ended up facing an espionage charge | CBC News
A Canadian military counter-intelligence operative, accused of passing sensitive information to a foreign entity, has been involved in a long-running internal battle where he was investigated by his u...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
No one tells stories about Canada’s Armed Forces better than CBC’s Murray Brewster. #journalismmatters
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Air Transat strike averted, reads man who now has to fly home for holidays
Air Transat strike averted, reads man who now has to fly home for holidays
CALGARY - Air Transat has reached a tentative deal with its pilot union, narrowly avoiding a strike on the cusp of the busy holiday travel period, meaning that Francois Tremblay, 32, will indeed have ...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Air Transat strike averted, reads man who now has to fly home for holidays
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It's a little known fact that back in the old days, girls liked to celebrate #Christmas by walking about in threes.
December 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's a little known fact that back in the old days, girls liked to celebrate #Christmas by walking about in threes.
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“Under Doug Ford's leadership, our government is delivering largest transit expansion in Canadian history."
Give me a break!
Eglinton Crosstown, which (might) open in coming weeks, expands Toronto's transit network by 28 km.
REM (already running) adds 67 km to #Montreal 's network.
Give me a break!
Eglinton Crosstown, which (might) open in coming weeks, expands Toronto's transit network by 28 km.
REM (already running) adds 67 km to #Montreal 's network.
Eglinton Crosstown LRT finishes testing, will open in ‘coming weeks’ | Globalnews.ca
The province said the 25-stop light-rail line had successfully graduated from its final testing phase and was being handed over from Metrolinx to the Toronto Transit Commission.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“Under Doug Ford's leadership, our government is delivering largest transit expansion in Canadian history."
Give me a break!
Eglinton Crosstown, which (might) open in coming weeks, expands Toronto's transit network by 28 km.
REM (already running) adds 67 km to #Montreal 's network.
Give me a break!
Eglinton Crosstown, which (might) open in coming weeks, expands Toronto's transit network by 28 km.
REM (already running) adds 67 km to #Montreal 's network.
Hearings start tomorrow on the Quebec government's controversial proposal for a new constitution. It's going to be unhinged. Learn why by tuning into today's episode of the Verdicts & Voices podcast! #cdnpoli #cdnlaw #ruleoflaw #Quebec
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“So fundamentally wrong”: Alexandre Forest and Stéphane Beaulac on Quebec’s constitution bill | Verdicts and Voices
According to Premier François Legault, his government’s new proposed provincial constitution is a landmark document that will “affirm Quebec’s distinct national character.” But many commentators view ...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Hearings start tomorrow on the Quebec government's controversial proposal for a new constitution. It's going to be unhinged. Learn why by tuning into today's episode of the Verdicts & Voices podcast! #cdnpoli #cdnlaw #ruleoflaw #Quebec
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tinyurl.com/mrku6y9p
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Les deux ordres professionnels sonnent l’alarme: Québec met ce droit en péril.
Le Collège des médecins et le Barreau somment Québec de ne pas légiférer sur l’avortement
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November 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Les deux ordres professionnels sonnent l’alarme: Québec met ce droit en péril.
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Experts say Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has erred in proclaiming that it is up to the U.S. to decide if it has violated international law.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Experts say Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has erred in proclaiming that it is up to the U.S. to decide if it has violated international law.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
Oooh boy, some Ontario lawyers (including the AG) are upset about the possible loss of the bar exam. The @lawsocietylso.bsky.social might follow B.C., Alberta, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Nunavut in adopting the Practice Readiness Education Program. Learn about it on the pod! #cdnlaw
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Oooh boy, some Ontario lawyers (including the AG) are upset about the possible loss of the bar exam. The @lawsocietylso.bsky.social might follow B.C., Alberta, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Nunavut in adopting the Practice Readiness Education Program. Learn about it on the pod! #cdnlaw
Great reporting here by @poitrasj.bsky.social on the Supreme Court hearing about New Brunswick’s former unilingual Anglo Lieutenant Governor.
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‘Ironic’ that N.B. had unilingual lieutenant-governor, chief justice says | CBC News
Canada’s top court spent Thursday grappling with whether the Constitution requires New Brunswick’s lieutenant-governor to be bilingual — and what will happen if the answer turns out to be yes.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Great reporting here by @poitrasj.bsky.social on the Supreme Court hearing about New Brunswick’s former unilingual Anglo Lieutenant Governor.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Loving the 80s influences tonight at the @hawksleyworkman.bsky.social show!
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Loving the 80s influences tonight at the @hawksleyworkman.bsky.social show!
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If we win, they have to start measuring pitches in km/h. That’s only fair
November 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
If we win, they have to start measuring pitches in km/h. That’s only fair
This fall is glorious.
October 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This fall is glorious.
Learn more about Canada's new #bail bill with me and criminal defence lawyers Melanie Webb and Daniel Lerner on Verdicts & Voices! Should stealing from Walmart be treated more harshly than nabbing a purse? #cdnpoli #cdnlaw #crimjustice
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October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Learn more about Canada's new #bail bill with me and criminal defence lawyers Melanie Webb and Daniel Lerner on Verdicts & Voices! Should stealing from Walmart be treated more harshly than nabbing a purse? #cdnpoli #cdnlaw #crimjustice
📻https://tinyurl.com/3jdtr4na
📻https://tinyurl.com/3jdtr4na
This always seemed like a weird proposal www.thestar.com/business/cou...
Court rejects B.C. billionaire Weihong Liu’s bid to take over Hudson’s Bay leases
The ruling found Liu’s proposed business plan “fell well short of a reasonable standard” for assessing its ability to fulfill the lease obligations.
www.thestar.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This always seemed like a weird proposal www.thestar.com/business/cou...
For anyone who cares about #bail in Canada. The Conservatives are abusing second reading of bill C-12 to prevent the introduction of the new bail bill. I draw this to the attention of @acoyne who's written extensively about these "tactics" in his latest book. #filibuster
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
For anyone who cares about #bail in Canada. The Conservatives are abusing second reading of bill C-12 to prevent the introduction of the new bail bill. I draw this to the attention of @acoyne who's written extensively about these "tactics" in his latest book. #filibuster
Gorgeous autumn colours.
October 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Gorgeous autumn colours.
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'Green Park' (1947) by Robert A. Buhler
(Royal Academy of Arts)
(Royal Academy of Arts)
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
'Green Park' (1947) by Robert A. Buhler
(Royal Academy of Arts)
(Royal Academy of Arts)