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NigelBankes
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Colleagues at the Faculties of Law at U of A and U of C posted this open letter on ABlawg today. ablawg.ca/2024/05/14/a...
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retired law prof ucalgary law
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NigelBankes
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Colleagues at the Faculties of Law at U of A and U of C posted this open letter on ABlawg today. ablawg.ca/2024/05/14/a...
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NigelBankes
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My father in law, Charlie Etchell, died overnight. He was a wonderful and gentle man & I learned lots from him. Our son, Robbie, composed this tribute to him some years ago. I cry every time I listen to it. Bye Charlie/Pops. robbiebankes.bandcamp.com/track/charlies
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NigelBankes
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You're an academic w multiple job offers. Do you take the offer from UofC or UofA or the offer from a U that doesn't labour under Bill 18 & doesn't send in police in full riot gear a few hrs after tents are set up. Simplistic perhaps; no yes or no, but it will be a relevant consideration
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NigelBankes
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As an emeritus professor at the University of Calgary and donor to the the public interest law clinic there @ucalgaryclinic I would like to know precisely who @UCalgary called in the police and why. Phot credit CBC.
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ABlawg UCalgary
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New Post: Preliminary Thoughts on the Implications of the Children, Youth and Families Reference for the Lands Reserved Head of Section 91(24)
ablawg.ca/2024/03/05...
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NigelBankes
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The SCC’s decision on Quebec’s Reference of the federal Indigenous Youth and Family Act turned out to be a federalism decision focused on the ‘Indians’ head of s 91(24). This post is a thought experiment on the implications of the decision for the 'lands reserved' head of 91(24).
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NigelBankes
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Here's my post with @molszyns.bsky.social arguing that until all the new rules (and there's a lot of them) are actually in place, the uncertainty will be such that there is effectively a continuing moratorium on new renewable projects in AB.
Perhaps that is just what Premier Smith hopes for.
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NigelBankes
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Here's the renewables pause press release. Letter to the AUC attached.
www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
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Robert Hamilton
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@nigelb.bsky.social and me with thoughts on the SCC's recent treatment of UNDRIP and UNDRIPA
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The Tyee
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Even though federal and provincial courts have repeatedly ruled Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s massive Grassy Mountain project a dead development, Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean now deems it a live one.
Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli
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bkeithb
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On this day in 1966, 58 years ago, the CIA orchestrated a coup against Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of independent Ghana. Nkrumah attempted to modernize Ghana & hoped to build a united and prosperous Africa.
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Trevor Tombe
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Just finished the @UCalgaryContEd 'OneDay @ UCalgary' course on the Alberta Pension Plan!! I loved the class interactions and engagement! We had a blast.
Next offering is May 11. Details on the course, and how to register is here: conted.ucalgary.ca/s... #ableg
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NigelBankes
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Last week the Federal Court handed down its judicial review decision in a case involving the dead Grassy Mtn project, Benga Mining and two First Nations: 2024 FC 231 (CanLII), <canlii.ca/t/k2sbk> This post aims to put this FC decision in the context of Benga’s overall litigation strategy.
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NigelBankes
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The NZSC reversed the Court of Appeal’s decision that had struck out the claims on the basis that they were bound to fail. The NZSC has reinstated all the claims which will now proceed to trial. The Court also accepts that Māori traditional law (tikanga) may be relevant to the claims.
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NigelBankes
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Just getting around to reading the important decision of the NZ Supreme Court in Smith v Industrial GHG emitters, 2014 NZSC 5 This is a tort-based climate change case: public nuisance, negligence and a proposed new climate system damage tort. 1/2
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NigelBankes
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DanielleSmith's speech last night was a version of "Please God, give me another boom & I promise I won't piss it away this time." Two problems: (1) what if there is no continuing boom, & (2) AB conservatives can't resist robbing the next generation of resource revenues to keep their own taxes low.
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Tom Moffatt
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Manitoba chooses safe drinking water over sand extraction project. Unlike Alberta, Manitoba consulted actual water experts #Winnipeg #mbpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2024/02/16/n... via @NatObserver
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LucieCatnip
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Danielle Smith is going to be pissed off about that. In January she and the UCP said they wanted a law that the province would act as a go-between between municipalities and the federal government because she wants to control everything.
Story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
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RexLibris
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Israel has publicly insisted upon the evacuation of civilian non-combatants from Rafah while operating militarily in a manner that does not recognize any difference between combatant and non-combatant, treating all Palestinians as "fair game", and even blockading movement in and out of Rafah.
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ABlawg UCalgary
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New Post: An Open Letter to Premier Danielle Smith Re: “Preserving choice for children and youth” Announcement
ablawg.ca/2024/02/15...
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NigelBankes
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Proud to have signed on to this open letter to Premier Smith.
ablawg.ca/2024/02/15/a...
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NigelBankes
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The Federal Court has dismissed Benga's JR application re the Grassy Mountain Project, but also concluded that Canada breached legitimate expectations owed to the Piikani and Stoney-Nakoda Nations. Matter referred back to the Minister for redetermination following the required consultation. [204]
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NigelBankes
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South Africa has asked the ICJ to order additional provisional measures to forestall the IDF's forced evacuation of 1.4 million people from Rafah (normal pop 280,000). The application is here: icj-cij.org/sites/defaul... Canada needs to support this application and stop the mayhem.
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NigelBankes
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My government, the government of Canada, needs to take ALL measures within its power to prevent the genocide and horrific humanitarian catastrophe that is occurring in Gaza and hold the State of Israel fully accountable for its activities. NOW.
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NigelBankes
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And a nano-second for yr average CEO (although perhaps 'labor' is a misdescription!)
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NigelBankes
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This might be the kick-up-the-ass that the AESO needs to do its job and start ensuring that Alberta's interties with Montana and BC can be operated at something close to capacity.
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NigelBankes
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For electricity geeks. MATL has brought a complaint before the AUC alleging that the AESO is failing to undertake the necessary enhancements to the transmission system to remove constraints affecting the interties. AUC proceeding No. 28828.
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NigelBankes
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My review of an important decision of the Ontario Energy Board that came out just before Christmas. The decision deals with energy transition issues in the context of Enbridge Gas’s distribution operations.
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Susan Quinn
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Bottom line? The grade is F
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ABlawg UCalgary
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New Post: Grading the AER Liability Management Performance Report
ablawg.ca/2024/02/08...
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Phillip Meintzer
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Alberta announces it's new drought advisory committee, and it has... NO representation from environmental groups... But it does have a former CEO of a pipeline company... SMFH #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #climatechange www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
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Pembina Institute
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New IEA electricity report forecasts strong performance for renewables and low emitting sources.
Electricity generation from clean energy sources is set to cover all global demand growth over the next three years.
www.iea.org/reports/elec...
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NigelBankes
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There are good pauses and bad pauses. Interesting decision from the BC Supreme Court concluding that the LGiC did not abuse its authority when instructing the BCUC to direct BCHydro to pause connecting bitcoin operators. Conifex Timber Inc. v BC LGiC 2024 BCSC 177
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Joe Vipond
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Cool to see @nigelb.bsky.social et al support Sadie Vipond's (yes, related) case for a science-based climate policy response from the federal government.
On the side of justice, and climate health.
ablawg.ca/2024/02/02/w...
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NigelBankes
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Here is @ablawg.bsky.social commentary on the La Rose case: Federal Court of Appeal. La Rose is one of a # of rights-based climate change cases wending their way thro' Canada’s courts. Happy to collaborate with @molszyns.bsky.social @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social and @jwatsonhamilton.bsky.social
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ABlawg UCalgary
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New Post: What Does La Rose Tell Us About Climate Change Litigation in Canada?
ablawg.ca/2024/02/02...
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LeeTa
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Here’s a recording of the survey question: x.com/jennaacunnin...
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ABlawg UCalgary
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New Post: The Department of Energy and Minerals Finally Releases the Text of a Ministerial Order Delegating Technical CCS-Related Decision-Making Authority to the Alberta Energy Regulator
ablawg.ca/2024/01/29...
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NigelBankes
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Is this really the future you want Alberta?
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NigelBankes
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And since this is a question of law it is time that we heard from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada rather than the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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NigelBankes
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In light of this finding Canada can no longer say that it does not "accept the premise of the case brought by South Africa". Minister Joly's shameful statement is inconsistent with Canada's commitment to the international rule of law. 2/
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NigelBankes
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Today the ICJ found that "at least some of the acts and omissions alleged by South Africa to have been committed by Israel in Gaza appear to be capable of falling within the provisions of the [Genocide] Convention." [30] 1/
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NigelBankes
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Dear Edmonton #yeg
Thank you for voting solid orange.
Thank you for forcing the discounting of Tucker C tickets.
But can you please get your chief of police under control?
#ableg
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David J. Climenhaga
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Rachel Notley: The woman who made Alberta democracy great again! albertapolitics.ca/2024/01/rach...
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NigelBankes
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"It’s almost as if the police are now running the UCP’s homelessness policy for them!" When a province encourages the police to develop and apply social policy that province becomes a police state. And once you have done this the police will demand more: more power & more $$.
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ABlawg UCalgary
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New Post: Information Shall be Released: The Long Wait for Access to Government Information in Alberta
ablawg.ca/2024/01/17...
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NigelBankes
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GENEVA (16/1/2024) – Gazans now make up 80% of all people facing famine or catastrophic hunger worldwide, marking an unparalleled humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s continued bombardment and siege, according to UN human rights experts.
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NigelBankes
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I have always thought that the real test of a government is this: CAN YOU KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND LIVING SPACES WARM? And if not, and especially if you're not even in the jurisdiction to address the issue Premier Smith, then it's time you moved on.
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Jason R. Wang
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Alberta's system operator identified the need to build storage 🔋 years ago and the government even passed a bill – but stopped short of proclaiming it. More storage will continue to be useful for days like today. Our outdated regulations are holding back lowest-cost solutions.
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Justin Ling
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The idea that Israel should be exempt from international law was completely odious to both Raphael Lemkin, who designed the law against genocide; and Hannah Arendt, who developed our modern understanding of it. Absolutely grotesque.
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