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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 24d

This is big.

‘Daniel Sampson was innocent’: leading lawyers and law organizations in Canada call for executed man to be exonerated

'Daniel Sampson was innocent': leading lawyers and law organizations in Canada call for executed man to be exonerated - Halifax Examiner

My investigation of the Sampson case lays out the incontrovertible truth that Sampson was an innocent man framed by the RCMP, and then murdered by the state.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27d

The first Supreme Court of Canada robes were red wool baize that were lined with silk and trimmed with Russian ermine.
Various changes were made to the robes over the decades, primarily to make the robes lighter.
This change ends the tradition of using mink fur.

Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 27d

New ceremonial robes vs old ceremonial robes. #SCC

2026 photo of the Supreme Court of Canada, where the new robes are black with red piping.

2025 photo of the Supreme Court of Canada, with the red velvet and ermine robes.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · Jun 24

On this day in 1911, Portia White was born in Truro, Nova Scotia. She was the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international fame. She toured Canada, Europe, North and South America before her death in 1968.

Learn more 👇
canadaehx.com/2023/09/26/p...

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · May 12

An absolutely massive #LawSummerSanta2025 haul from a very generous @onealb.bsky.social! Such great variety including the large format bottles. Great to discover a new local brewery as well. Once again, @seanbawden.bsky.social, another successful year. Looking forward to seeing other exchanges!

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Breanna Needham @breannaneedham.bsky.social · May 7

A great summary from Justice Myers on the very important obligations that every lawyer should keep in mind (whether using AI or otherwise).

Ko v. Li, 2025 ONSC 2766: canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc…

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 28

“The Central Park Five,” an opera about the Black and Latino boys wrongly convicted of raping a Central Park jogger, opens next month at the Detroit Opera House. We spoke with the company about the perils of mounting a production that waves a red cape at Donald Trump's reactive presidency.

Detroit Opera Steps Into Trump’s Cross Hairs With ‘Central Park Five’

The Pulitzer Prize-winning opera features Donald J. Trump, whose 1989 full-page newspaper ad sought to demonize the young men wrongly accused of rape.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 27

FBI agents on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing justice by directing an undocumented immigrant out of her courtroom through a side door while federal immigration agents waited in a hallway to arrest him. Here’s what we know so far.

What We Know About Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan’s Arrest

Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of obstructing justice after directing a migrant out of her courtroom as federal agents waited to arrest him. Her arrest has raised several questions.

www.nytimes.com

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Apr 27

The last person executed in Halifax was Daniel Sampson, who was hanged at the County Jail behind the courthouse on Spring Garden Road on March 7, 1935. Sampson was an innocent man, murdered by the state. He is the subject of my “Policing Panic” series. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/nova-scotias...

Nova Scotia's Policing Panic - Halifax Examiner

A special investigative series by Tim Bousquet. In some ways this is the origin story both of policing in Nova Scotia and of how Black people in particular are policed in Nova Scotia. It’s the story o...

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Amy Salyzyn @amysalyzyn.bsky.social · Apr 25

When I speak to lawyers, I find many who are overwhelmed by AI. They don't know where to start. In my latest @slawdotca.bsky.social I try to help by suggesting adoption of a 3C AI Mindset and setting out an AI Starter Pack with practical tips. www.slaw.ca/2025/04/25/c...

Canadian Lawyers and Generative AI: Some Suggested Starting Points for the Overwhelmed - Slaw

How will generative AI impact the legal profession? This was the big question in late 2022 when ChatGPT was first released. How would this seemingly magical word machine collide or coexist with a prof...

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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · Apr 25

Daniel Sampson, Glen Assoun, and Randy Riley: the 3 wrongful conviction cases investigated by the Halifax Examiner… so far
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

Daniel Sampson, Glen Assoun, and Randy Riley: the 3 wrongful conviction cases investigated by the Halifax Examiner... so far - Halifax Examiner

The Justice system and all its manifestations can be, and often are, not just terribly unjust, but corruptly and punitively use state power to destroy people.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · Apr 23

@timbousquet.bsky.social and @halifaxexaminer.ca set out some very troubling aspects of the investigation into Daniel P. Sampson as well as his trials and appeals. These and more form the basis of my clients’ Application to the Minister of Justice.

Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Apr 23

We've published Part 7 in my Nova Scotia's Policing Panic series:
The trials of Daniel Sampson — racism, lies, execution

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...

Part 7: The trials of Daniel Sampson — racism, lies, execution - Halifax Examiner

The Ku Klux Klan made its formal public introduction to Nova Scotia by way of burning a cross atop Foundry Hill, a Black neighbourhood in Truro. “An effort is being made to organize a branch of the Ku...

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Apr 22

There's now a collector page for my "Nova Scotia’s Policing Panic" series. Thanks to @irisblueskyris.bsky.social for setting that up: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/nova-scotias...

Nova Scotia's Policing Panic - Halifax Examiner

A special investigative series by Tim Bousquet. In some ways this is the origin story both of policing in Nova Scotia and of how Black people in particular are policed in Nova Scotia. It’s the story o...

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Ontario Bar Association @obalawyers.bsky.social · Apr 11

New tool from Ontario Bar Association aimed at demystifying AI for lawyers. www.law360.ca/ca/it/articl...

New tool from Ontario Bar Association aimed at demystifying AI for lawyers - Law360 Canada

The Ontario Bar Association has launched a new learning tool aimed at helping lawyers adopt and create artificial intelligence to advance their practices.

www.law360.ca

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · Apr 12

Conservatives pledge to appoint stricter judges as part of tough-on-crime campaign promises

Judicial appointments are not often debated or detailed on the campaign trail. The Globe asks the Liberals and Conservatives about their proposals

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Apr 9

Here’s why I’ve spent 8 months reporting on a 1930s wrongful conviction www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me

Here's why I've spent 8 months reporting on a 1930s wrongful conviction - Halifax Examiner

The story of Daniel Sampson is the origin story both of policing in Nova Scotia and of how Black people in particular are policed.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · Apr 8

My clients look forward to the review of the fresh evidence contained in their Application that is currently before the Minister of Justice (Criminal Conviction Review Group).

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · Apr 8

@timbousquet.bsky.social with the @halifaxexaminer.ca continues to find new connections within a very complicated yet tragically simple case: Daniel Sampson was wrongly convicted and unjustly executed for a crime he did not commit.

Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · Apr 8

Daniel Sampson’s lawyer was twice disbarred, a bigamist, and skipped town to avoid a debt www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio... Part 6 in @timbousquet.bsky.social's "Policing Panic" series.

Part 6: Daniel Sampson's lawyer was twice disbarred, a bigamist, and skipped town to avoid a debt - Halifax Examiner

As I researched O.R. Regan, I began to discover that he was a deeply flawed man with the most unlikeliest of life stories, and should not have been a lawyer at all, much less the lawyer in Sampson's c...

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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · Apr 8

Daniel Sampson’s lawyer was twice disbarred, a bigamist, and skipped town to avoid a debt www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio... Part 6 in @timbousquet.bsky.social's "Policing Panic" series.

Part 6: Daniel Sampson's lawyer was twice disbarred, a bigamist, and skipped town to avoid a debt - Halifax Examiner

As I researched O.R. Regan, I began to discover that he was a deeply flawed man with the most unlikeliest of life stories, and should not have been a lawyer at all, much less the lawyer in Sampson's c...

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · Mar 23

Le Beau is solid. The owner trained with a MOF baker in France. Big fan of their pain au chocolat and sesame twists. Lots of other options (including an almond croissant).

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · Mar 23

I’ve always enjoyed a great bagel but I’m also a sucker for a chocolate croissant. Le Beau is currently my favourite in the city.

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · Mar 22

@timbousquet.bsky.social has provided some very important context to policing in 1930’s Nova Scotia and the wrongful conviction of Daniel Sampson. This is excellent investigative journalism from @halifaxexaminer.ca.

Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Mar 22

We've taken the second part of my series out from behind the paywall, so everyone can read it for free. See:

Nova Scotia's Policing Panic, Part 2: Blind Pig
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...

Part 2: Blind Pig - Halifax Examiner

It's an open question whether prohibition has ever "worked" anywhere in the world. But in Nova Scotia, prohibition was unquestioningly an abject failure.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Mar 22

We've taken the second part of my series out from behind the paywall, so everyone can read it for free. See:

Nova Scotia's Policing Panic, Part 2: Blind Pig
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...

Part 2: Blind Pig - Halifax Examiner

It's an open question whether prohibition has ever "worked" anywhere in the world. But in Nova Scotia, prohibition was unquestioningly an abject failure.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · Mar 19

Tim has done some exceptional investigative journalism in this series and he’s kindly opened up the paywall for his first article.

Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Mar 19

We've taken the first part of my multi-part series, "Nova Scotia's Policing Panic," out from behind the paywall for everyone to read for free.

This is the wildest story you'll read all week:

Nova Scotia's Police Panic, Part 1: ‘A coupla suckers’
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...

Part 1: 'A coupla suckers' - Halifax Examiner

Sidney Rafuse and Gerald Freckleton had a plan: they were going to rob a bank. As they say, that’s where the money is.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · Mar 14

Gary Anandasangaree is Canada’s New Minister of Justice and Attorney General. He is also Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern affairs (!)

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David Steeves @dlsteeves.bsky.social · Mar 13

@timbousquet.bsky.social looks into how the geography surrounding Daniel Sampson’s case reveals an egregious miscarriage of justice. Significant journalism on this case!

Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · Mar 11

Nova Scotia's Policing Panic, Part 5: Part 5: The Geography of a False Confession www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...
by @timbousquet.bsky.social

Part 5: The Geography of a False Confession - Halifax Examiner

This is a false confession. The RCMP concocted a fantastical story, but one so convoluted and with so many internal contradictions that it is impossible.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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