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CanLII @canlii.bsky.social · 28d

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 · Sep 2

Excellent Northern Ontario legal content here.

Devan Marr @devanmarr.bsky.social · Sep 2

Say what you will, but I love some sassy Hansard debate transcripts. This one from second reading of the Condominium Act 1998 in...1998:

A transcript of a debate in the Ontario legislature from 1998 about the condominium act, and some sassy comments about the town of Wawa:

Mr Bud Wildman (Algoma): I just want to let the member for Oakwood know that, indeed, even in Sault Ste Marie we have condos.

The Speaker: Questions and comments? Response, member for Oakwood.

Mr Wildman: It's on Lake Street, as a matter of fact.

Mr Colle: Is there one on Lake Street? The whole thing about condominiums is that they're everywhere. Whether you go to Wawa - I don't know if they're in Wawa or not.

Mr Wildman: No, not too many in Wawa.

Mr Bisson: Ask him if they have streetlights in Wawa.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · Sep 2

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.

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 · Aug 28

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 · Aug 28

At the same time, the people who come to Thunder Bay and deal drugs aren't always powerful themselves. I remember heartbreaking testimony from aToronto mom at her son's TBay bail hearing. She'd worked so hard to keep him out of gangs, she'd driven him to soccer, helped him with school... Also this:

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · Aug 28

Here is a link to a summary of the article in The Conversation, but the article itself is much richer and a very accessible read. theconversation.com/topics/thund...

Thunder Bay News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation

Browse Thunder Bay news, research and analysis from The Conversation

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · Aug 28

The authors call the phenomenon street colonization, and invite us to explore the other ways that more powerful groups move in from bigger cities and take over local spaces. I can't help but see parallels with other spheres, beyond the drug trade.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

“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 · Jul 5

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.... 🤲

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 · Jun 16

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-...

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 · Jun 14

Thunder Bay Facebook Marketplace’s greatest hits continue.

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Jen Dagsvik @jendagsvik.bsky.social · Jun 14

I love everything about this story!

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Joan Braun @joanfbraun.bsky.social · Jun 11

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...

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 · Jun 10

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

Against Technofeudal Education

Pillars For Protecting Our "Core Infrastructure" From OpenAI

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Dan Rohde @danrohde.bsky.social · Jun 8

Sadly, this is becoming true in Canada as well

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Jun 7

kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · Jun 8

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 🧵:

International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · Jun 5

🚨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 · Jun 7

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 · Jun 6

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:

Statement on Bill C-2 | Canadian Council for Refugees

June 5, 2025

ccrweb.ca

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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · Jun 5

🚨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 · Jun 5

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!

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Jun 5

The Thunder Bay waterfront is beautiful and expansive — but also deeply polluted.

@fatimabsyed.bsky.social‬ got a first-hand look at a massive, decades-long effort to clean up this Great Lake shoreline. #thunderbay #greatlakes

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I Hope This Email Finds You @thisemailfindsyou.bsky.social · May 30

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

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

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 · May 28

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

CanLII @canlii.bsky.social · May 27

The latest issue (vol 6 no 2) of the Lakehead Law Journal is now available on CanLII! Featuring content by Nadia Lambek, Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Jacob Van Boekel, Tasha Sioufi Stansbury, Mariette Brennan, Daniel Dylan, and Jeannette Tramhel. #foodlaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/umwGt

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will o’the wisp pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · May 23

“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 · May 21

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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