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Law Prof @UCalgaryLaw , Research Excellence Chair @UCalgary , Blogger @ABlawg . She/her. Feminist. All opinions are my own. @jenniferkoshan .bsky.social

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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
I went Karen this afternoon. YYC Kensington Safeway had at least 6 shoppers not wearing masks. The manager said there was nothing they could do. What is the point of a rule if it's not enforced?
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I came of age at the time of the Ecole Polytechnic massacre in 1989, becoming a lawyer four days later. It shaped my career choices, and I despair at the fact that although I'm nearing retirement, we still face this type of gender-based violence. Enough!
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Jennifer Koshan
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Yup, I'm a law prof. Happy to remind folks that the Charter is the supreme law of Canada and laws on "trespass" - and their enforcement - must comply with the Charter. Read our blog post for more on the applicable legal frameworks.
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John Jacobs
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@JenniferKoshan @UCalgary Trespassing, occupation - both are law breaking. Are you really a law prof?
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Jennifer Koshan
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Signed. Our letter has gone to @ABDanielleSmith and will be released on @ABlawg this morning at 10 am. As legal experts we believe the restrictions on trans youth are unconstitutional. As humans we believe they are unconscionable.
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Anna Lund
6 months
Thirty-six of us at the University of Alberta and University of Calgary Faculties of Law are calling on the Alberta Government to reconsider its proposed restrictions on education, healthcare and sports for transgender youth.
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"Albertans are about to be subject to the surreal experience of voting on a question that seeks to end equalization...at the same moment intensive-care unit staff from the Canadian Armed Forces, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Red Cross are here..."
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Jennifer Koshan
4 years
To add to the list of #UCP injustices and gaffes, Alberta did not participate in this week's Federal-Provincial-Territorial Human Rights Ministers meeting because it claims it is not bound by international human rights law. #HumanRights #abpoli #ableg
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Shelagh Day
4 years
FPT meeting of Human Rights Ministers held virtually November 9-10. Quebec did not participate because it objected to the use of the term ‘systemic discrimination’ and Alberta did not participate because it says it is not bound by international human rights obligations!!
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Jennifer Koshan
1 year
Some exciting news for the new academic year. I'll be sitting in a @UCalgary Research Excellence Chair, focusing on family and gender-based violence research. Very grateful for this opportunity and honoured to be part of this stellar group of scholars!
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Jennifer Koshan
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And even if there is debate about whether the Charter applies to universities, it clearly applies to police action, which appears to have been vastly disproportionate. But still. Why were the police called in to take down a peaceful protest, @UCalgary ?
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Bruce Ryder
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Disgusted by the violent suppression of peaceful protest on the @UCalgary campus. This in a province where the Court of Appeal has found that universities are bound to comply with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms: . Seriously WTF @UCalgary @CalgaryPolice ?
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3 years
This angle is scary: "anti-abortion group Campaign Life Coalition ... circulated a “voters guide” to the resolutions and had urged its membership to vote down the one on the environment, saying “global warning alarmism” was being used to justify population control and abortion."
@globeandmail
The Globe and Mail
3 years
Conservative Party members vote down resolution to enshrine reality of climate change
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Jennifer Koshan
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Calgary Herald headline: 'We have a right to be outraged,' said Energy Minister Sonya Savage of the scale of foreign funds aimed at damaging the oil and gas industry. No, *we* (the people of this province) have a right to be outraged at the #UCP for this inquiry debacle.
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Compassion? This is the worse kind of gaslighting. The UCP's announcement pretends to respect the rights of trans and gender diverse children and youth when it does the exact opposite. This constitutes state-sanctioned violence:
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Naheed Nenshi
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This is worth watching. It’s communicated well and with compassion. However, it goes even further than the New Brunswick rules with zero prior consultation. In particular, it means even abusive parents must be told, and Child Protective Services will get the involved later. 🧵
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Today is my birthday and I got 2 precious gifts: flowers from my kids, one of whom I haven't seen in person since Covid, and a vaccine appointment for my 85+ year old parents (courtesy of my sister who spent ALL DAY on the task). #covidbirthday #keeptrying #vaccinegames
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Jennifer Koshan
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@JestDempsey Our Baba served pyrohy (as we called them in Ukrainian ON) boiled and served with onions fried in butter. Best ones were kapusta (sauerkraut) filling. I still remember asking her to teach me how to make them, and she said "You're not ready." She lived to 90 and I was never ready.
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Jennifer Koshan
1 year
Anyone else laugh-crying at the suggestion that "biased left-wingers" have ever dominated the Supreme Court of Canada? Or maybe just crying?
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Sean Fine
1 year
The judge Canada lost: Russell Brown’s was celebrated on the right for taking back the #scc from biased left-wingers /via @globeandmail
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Jennifer Koshan
4 years
Kenney's response that the Charter protects anti-mask protestors, in the face of passing #Bill1 's ban on protests on "critical infrastructure", is inconsistent and ideological. For my analysis of #Bill1 with @JWatsonHamilton and @Ideablawg see @ABlawg :
@DonBraid
Don Braid
4 years
Kenney’s approval rating is down again, to 40 per cent. Giving a green light to big anti-mask protests won’t help #ableg #yyc #yeg #abpoli #cdnpoli #COVID19AB #abhealth #YYCcc
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Jennifer Koshan
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I have close family members who are Jewish and have struggled to balance the personal and political in speaking about the war in Gaza. But when peaceful protestors @UCalgary and @UAlberta were subject to violent responses, I could no longer remain silent. Please read our letter.
@ABlawg
ABlawg
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New Post: An Open Letter Regarding the Response to Recent Protests at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
In addition to Municipal Election Day it's Persons Day, and a good time to remember that it took longer for governments and courts to recognize the democratic rights of some racialized and Indigenous people. Have a good democratic day Alberta, and let's not take this for granted.
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Jennifer Koshan
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"I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear" - Nina Simone. Contrary to what you may have heard in the #UCPDebate , true freedom for all requires equality and social justice.
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Jennifer Koshan
3 months
Today on campus @UCalgary . Profs form a circle of support and love around students demanding change. #Challengesomething . #Booksnotbombs .
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
I double dog dare anyone to tell me that women are equal, that courses like feminist legal theory are passé, or that intersectionality is not critically important for all law students to learn about. #ableg
@JanisIrwin
Janis Irwin
3 years
Of course the UCP would further minimize Status of Women. They’ve continually attacked women-dominated professions. They ignored women in their budget and their economic recovery plan. Jason Kenney has sent a loud message to Alberta’s women. And trust me, we’re listening.
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"If there was credible evidence of threats to safety, the universities could have used civil process, with procedural safeguards, and sought injunctive relief, as McGill did, affording the students their day in court to advance Charter rights and to test the universities’ claims"
@TomEngel18
Tom Engel
3 months
Highly respected former Alberta Court of Appeal justice slams @UAlberta and @edmontonpolice . #humanrights via @edmontonjournal
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Finally, confirmation from the CMOH that schools can do more than the government minimum to protect against Covid. This should be seen to include AB universities.
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Jennifer Koshan
4 months
No public statement or calls to action yet from @UCalgary Faculty Association. Counting on my union to speak up on behalf of the protestors.
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Andrea Dekeseredy
4 months
Each of the unions at the University of Alberta have now requested an emergency meeting with Bill Flanagan regarding his handling of May 11th and his decision to call the police on members of the university community. This includes both of the student unions, AASUA and NASA.
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3 years
May the first ski of the year never cease to delight.
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1 year
Good morning to equality rights: "claims based on s. 15 are not secondary issues only to be reached after all other issues are considered. The Charter should not be treated as if it establishes a hierarchy of rights in which s. 15 occupies a lower tier." (2023 SCC 17, para 180)
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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her)
1 year
🧵Thread on my initial thoughts as I'm reading: Good news: Huge for s 15 #Charter advocates. #SCC ruled should go back to Fed Ct to DO THE ANALYSIS!!!! Appeal allowed in part. #STCA #law #cdnimm #refugee #border
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Jennifer Koshan
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Feels like a dream, but this is home for the next 4 weeks. Many sociolegal scholars will recognize Oñati, where I am a visitor at @IISJOnati this month. So grateful for the opportunity to read, think and write in this magical place.
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Teaching Sharma today, wearing some socks.
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Jennifer Koshan
2 years
Finally had a chance to read @scc_eng decision in R v Stairs. In the context of intimate partner violence, I prefer the dissent’s recognition that overbroad police search powers can deter victims from reporting IPV. Important to note the victim in this case was arrested herself.
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1 year
Dear Jamie Sarkonak: Please understand that in Canada, we have this thing called substantive equality. In fact, it is guaranteed under our Charter, and it encompasses merit. via @nationalpost
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Good luck to all law students starting summer jobs today. Can't believe it was 35 years ago that I started a dream job with the @UCalgaryLaw Student Legal Assistance summer clinic in Banff (and of course it snowed). Hope your jobs are the stuff of dreams, even in these odd times.
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Jennifer Koshan
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I’m in Toronto at a conference so just catching up on the encampment @UCalgary . What’s the justification for citing the protestors with “trespass”within the first few hours of peaceful expression?
@CalgaryPolice
Calgary Police
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The protest camp at the University of Calgary has been removed. Full details available here:
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
"Alberta has the largest amount of unallocated COVID-19 funds, worth $1.8 billion." Let's not forget this figure when referendum time rolls around in October.
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What strikes me most from the press conference that just concluded? Premier Smith kept reiterating children's right to have their choices preserved, but she did not present a shred of evidence that those choices are under threat in health care or schools right now.
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Jennifer Koshan
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Compassion? This is the worse kind of gaslighting. The UCP's announcement pretends to respect the rights of trans and gender diverse children and youth when it does the exact opposite. This constitutes state-sanctioned violence:
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“The arc of history is long but it bends toward justice. It only bends that way if we are the ones who do the work.” Huge respect for @SPhillipsAB in the face of injustice.
@SPhillipsAB
Shannon Phillips
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My statement in the Alberta Legislature today.
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Jennifer Koshan
10 months
On new @SCC_eng Justice Mary Moreau: a terrific appointment indeed. Also, language rights! One of the best examples of positive rights under the Charter, which will hopefully inform approaches to equality rights under s 15.
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From yesterday’s UCalgary Faculty Association (TUCFA) newsletter: it has filed FOI applications to access video and other records regarding the actions of @UCalgary and @CalgaryPolice at the May 9 encampment. It also expects a third-party review to be called by the U.
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Jennifer Koshan
11 months
The Saskatchewan government's proposal to invoke the notwithstanding clause will enable family violence and thus amounts to institutionalized violence against trans youth. Best interests of the child my a**.
@PremierScottMoe
Scott Moe
11 months
My response to today’s court ruling.
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Jennifer Koshan
1 year
Field trip with some students this morning to watch an ABCA hearing involving religious discrimination, the duty to accommodate, and Charter values.
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Jennifer Koshan
4 months
This is not my university.
@Keira_Gunn_YYC
Keira Gunn
4 months
And this is how it ends. The use of violence against peacefully protesting students and faculty is morally reprehensible. Shame on you @UCalgary
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Was Wordle really hard today or is it the day after my 60th birthday?
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Jennifer Koshan
1 year
"The UCP’s erection of a stiff prairie finger at carbon-free energy – along with the money it prints – reveals a remarkable tolerance for self-inflicted injury that impressively blends Zen Buddhism with Trumpism, like philosophical dilbit."
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Came to my last class prepared to answer student Qs about their final assignment, but thrilled that we ended up talking about how to build a human rights law practice. Thanks @UCalgaryLaw 547 students for a great term (even online)!
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Jennifer Koshan
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If I read “basic tenants of the legal system” on one more constitutional law exam, I think I’ll volunteer to teach property law. @UCalgaryLaw @LawDeanHolloway
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Jennifer Koshan
6 months
Stoked to have my work on myths and stereotypes about IPV cited by the British Columbia Court of Appeal. The myth that false allegations of IPV are made to gain an upper hand in family law disputes is all too pervasive.
@PViaterLawyer
Philip Viater
6 months
Also noteworthy that Professor @JenniferKoshan was referenced in the Appeal decision at para 110 for her published work: “Challenging Myths and Stereotypes in Domestic Violence Cases” (2023) 35:1 Can J of Fam L 33X.
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1 year
Constitutional law decision of the week: Black v Alberta, 2023 ABKB 123, a huge win for @avnishnanda and Ophelia Black, who obtained an injunction suspending Alberta’s new restrictions on access to opioid addiction treatment.
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Jennifer Koshan
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I signed this letter because it should not be up to individual profs to ask for accommodation in an environment of systemic health and safety concerns. Very disappointed in the response of @UCalgary .
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Jennifer Koshan
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Came to Toronto to talk about equality and am leaving with a renewed sense of hope. @blberger @emilykiddwhite and @sonialawprof amassed a fabulous group of people who care about making meaning of the constitution. Thanks for bringing us together! #ozconcases
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
I would also like to see the legal opinion that says the current approach of Alberta universities - please mask and pretty please vaccinate - is in line with their occupational health and safety obligations.
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Lorian Hardcastle
3 years
Indeed. Show us the legal opinion. And, while you are at it, show us the evidence for eliminating testing, tracing, and isolating.
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Jennifer Koshan
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This term I was privileged to teach gender-based violence and the law for the first time. We explored GBV broadly, including interpersonal, institutional & systemic violence, the many ways law responds (or fails to), and the intersecting oppressions embedded here. @LawDeanHolloway
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Happy to announce that an updated version of our eBook, "Domestic Violence and Access to Justice: A Mapping of Relevant Laws, Policies and Justice System Components Across Canada", went live yesterday on @CanLII . It's current to 1 August 2021.
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Jennifer Koshan
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I stand with our Muslim students @UCalgaryLaw and commit to working against Islamophobia, discrimination and hate. #GreenSquareCampaign
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@Comfort_Lawyer @JohnHaleCrimLaw @algonquindave It is infuriating that so little has changed in the 30 years since I was a Crown in the NWT. Community input in the process was just beginning then, but much depended on individual legal system actors and their discretion. Not a "justice" system for Indigenous people at all.
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Jennifer Koshan
2 years
Should the government amend the Alberta Human Rights Act to add vaccination status as a protected ground? @JWatsonHamilton and I canvass the legal arguments and our conclusion is a definite "no." #AbLeg
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ABlawg
2 years
New post: Grounding the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Proposal to Protect Vaccination Status
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I'm not crying, you're crying. Massive congrats @kbrooks_taxlaw and @DalhousieU on this fabulous appointment.
@DalhousieU
Dalhousie University
1 year
A message from our new president, Dr. Kim Brooks:
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Jennifer Koshan
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AB is supposed to have an action plan on gender based violence. Having specialist family judges assigned to cases involving domestic violence is so important, as is not requiring multiple court actions. Shame!
@TheBreakdownAB
The Breakdown
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UCP - “If we get full control of how the Feds fund all of the things we can make sure Albertans get more money!” Also UCP - “So it looks like we lost funding for family court judges, but boy did we stand up to the Feds! Winning!” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Yes! Leave to appeal granted in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2023 ONCA 476. Encouraged that @SCC_eng will hear an appeal from the ONCA decision not to recognize the tort of family violence.
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Jennifer Koshan
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Eagerly awaiting tomorrow's leave decision from @SCC_eng on whether it will hear arguments that the tort of family violence should be recognized. For analysis of the ONCA decision in Ahluwalia, see my @ABlawg post with @DeanneSowter :
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4 years
I have a joke about constitutional law but I don't have the freedom to express it. #Bill1
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Wonderful news. Alice (as she then was) is sorely missed over here @UCalgaryLaw .
@KingsBench_AB
Court of King's Bench of Alberta
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#ABQB Justice Alice Woolley was presented with a Canadian Association of Legal Ethics Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday. The annual award recognizes "sustained accomplishments in the field of legal ethics and professionalism." Congratulations! @ACWoolleyYYC #albertacourts
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The Rockies are stunning right now.🤍
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"Well placed outrage is a renewable source of energy" - the fabulous Justice Sheilah Martin speaking about the incomparable Joe Arvay at #ozconcases .
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Jennifer Koshan
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Class prep always takes more time with a new edition, but then one gets to re-highlight gems like “equality graveyards or vineyards” and “equality with a vengeance.”
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A most unfortunate adoption of the @UCalgary model for engaging with student encampments. As noted by @AlexNeve24 , police "aren't the university's private security detail." The trespass and private property approach to student protests on public university campuses must stop.
@AlexNeve24
Alex Neve
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A whole load of answers needed from both @YorkUniversity leadership and @TorontoPolice . Yesterday a Palestinian solidarity encampment was established on the York campus. The university promptly issued a statement saying that encampments are unauthorized trespass and "are not
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So exciting to see @SCC_eng citing to a feminist judgment! #IWD #WomensCourtofCanada
@bobbybarrister
Jeffrey Westman
6 months
@JenniferKoshan very cool to see you and your research cited again, this time in R v Kruk, 2024 SCC 7! It feels like yesterday you were teaching us to write our own feminist judgments.
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Jennifer Koshan
2 years
If I am elected Prime Minister I will ban Mondays and apostrophes.
@patgagnon_75
Patrick Gagnon
2 years
As a Candidate for Prime Minister of Canada, I promise that if elected I will make Monday's great again.
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Today’s peaceful encampment in the @UCalgary quad.
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Jennifer Koshan
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How can and why must judges and lawyers avoid myths and stereotypes in domestic violence cases? Read my new paper, forthcoming in @CanJFamL , at . And thanks to @SSHRC_CRSH for funding.
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Pedley Pass, Western Slopes of the Rockies. These golden beauties never disappoint.
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Jennifer Koshan
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So much to say about Sharma, but I'll start with para 34 from the majority decision: "Academics have criticized the current [s 15] framework from various perspectives, the common thread being that it is unclear and, thus, leads to inconsistent application."
@SCC_eng
Supreme Court of Canada
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The Supreme Court rules that banning conditional sentences for certain offences is constitutional. Read our plain-language summary here: #Charter #criminallaw #sentencing
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Wow. I step in to support a journalist against an accusation of bias and am accused of being part of a "progressive monoculture." Proud to be part of @UCalgaryLaw and the actual diversity of perspectives on many issues here. Who's with me?
@GeoffSigalet
Geoff Sigalet
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@JenniferKoshan @CBCSamSamson The fact that you think this is “hardly biased” says a lot about the progressive monoculture you’ve got @UCalgaryLaw check this out for some empirics on CBC “reporting”:
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Since all the #GenX folks are posting their AZ jabs, I'm posting mine too. I'm a *very* tail end boomer and GenX wannabe. It was only last week so please don't hate me too much!
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The Great Divide between reading week and the rest of term.
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The public health order says there is an exception re: wearing masks at work "when working alone in an office or a safely distanced cubicle or a barrier is in place." Dr Hinshaw seems to have glossed over that and said distance enough is OK. Am I missing something? #ableg
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Jennifer Koshan
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I understand that trespass laws are subject to the Charter, the supreme law of Canada.
@lex_alta
alta_landscape
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@JenniferKoshan @UCalgary @UAlberta They were peaceful until they refused lawful demands to vacate the forum. Trespass isn’t complicated. I would expect a law prof to understand.
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We had a wonderful time today celebrating the brilliant career of @JWatsonHamilton . Everyone should be so fortunate to have a colleague who is this generous, insightful, and fun to work with, even on difficult issues. Jonnette is simply the best.
@UCalgaryLaw
UCalgary Law
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[ARTICLE] Lifelong learner @JWatsonHamilton retires after successful 30-year teaching career: @LawDeanHolloway
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Master class in oral advocacy from @molszyns this morning @SCC_eng . He did @UCalgaryLaw proud.
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Jennifer Koshan
2 years
Great to see colleague Lisa Silver, @Ideablawg , cited by @SCC_eng in Brown and Sullivan/Chan, by way of an @ABlawg post. It will never cease to make me happy to see @SCC_eng citing blog posts. Other courts please take note!
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Jennifer Koshan
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Thanks so much @UCalgaryLaw Feminist Legal Theory Students for an incredible semester. We laughed, we cried (okay I cried), and I am so grateful for the challenging and respectful conversations we had all term. I feel hopeful about the practice of law today.
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Jennifer Koshan
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A terrific article on our new colleague @UCalgaryLaw , Stephanie Chipeur. She is doing some much-needed research on disability benefits, which embed inequalities in all sorts of ways. And it's wonderful to finally have a course on Disability and the Law.
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UCalgary Law
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[ARTICLE] New course examines how Canadian law and public policy impact lives of people with disabilities: @LawDeanHolloway
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Jennifer Koshan
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TUCFA - our union @UCalgary - released a statement today supporting our Student Union's call for an independent review of the events of May 9. Watch for an upcoming @ABlawg post with @JWatsonHamilton on this topic.
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Jennifer Koshan
3 months
From yesterday’s UCalgary Faculty Association (TUCFA) newsletter: it has filed FOI applications to access video and other records regarding the actions of @UCalgary and @CalgaryPolice at the May 9 encampment. It also expects a third-party review to be called by the U.
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Hands up for academic bloggers! This is real work and needs to be counted.
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Jennifer Koshan
6 months
I'm honoured to be appearing before #JUST this morning to speak to Bill C-332. I will be arguing that criminalization of coercive control requires great caution and further study. See our brief here:
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PoliTraQ
6 months
Today @ 11am in @HoCCommittees - #JUST meets re: Bill C-332, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct). Witnesses: @LukesPlace1 , @RMFVVC , @CAEFS_ACSEF , @HumaneCanada , Currents Counselling, and @UCalgaryLaw / @UCalgary Prof. @JenniferKoshan .
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Jennifer Koshan
4 months
For some analysis of the "trespass" basis for interfering with protests see this post with @JWatsonHamilton et al. Our analysis focuses on the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act and not university space, but many of the Charter arguments are similar.
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Jennifer Koshan
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And even if there is debate about whether the Charter applies to universities, it clearly applies to police action, which appears to have been vastly disproportionate. But still. Why were the police called in to take down a peaceful protest, @UCalgary ?
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Jennifer Koshan
9 months
How name and pronoun policies enable family violence against gender diverse youth, and should therefore be found unconstitutional (even if the notwithstanding clause is used).
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ABlawg
9 months
New Post: Gender-Affirming Names and Pronouns, Parental Control, and Family Violence
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Jennifer Koshan
4 years
Great to have the final version of this article on #COVID19 and #domesticviolence published. Thanks to @OHLJ for fast tracking this special issue, so pleased to be part of it.
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Osgoode Hall Law Journal
4 years
Professors Jennifer Koshan, Janet Mosher, and Wanda Wiegers assess the extent to which Canada’s responses to the #COVID19 pandemic have prioritized the safety of women & children, for our special issue now available: @UCalgaryLaw @OsgoodeNews @UsaskLaw
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Jennifer Koshan
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In this post @JWatsonHamilton and I dispel the idea that trespass laws alone are a sufficient basis for forcibly responding to campus encampments. TLDR: The Charter applies @UCalgary and "private property" is not an answer – evidence-based justification is required.
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ABlawg
2 months
New Post: Encampments on Campus: Trespass, Universities, and the Charter
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Jennifer Koshan
10 months
This morning Wordle sent me to an ad for the Alberta Pension Plan. What's a 5 letter word for F*ckoff?
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Today is convocation day @UCalgaryLaw . Congrats to the graduating 3Ls, you are an amazing bunch! A special shout out to outgoing Society of Law Students president @DalalSouraya , who has been your courageous leader. Thanks for all you've done to make our law school better Dalal!
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
Really wish I was teaching constitutional law this term. Maybe I could take it on extra veres?
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Jennifer Koshan
2 years
Kudos to colleagues @Lorian_H and @FlukerShaun for burning the midnight oil to blog on yesterday's ABKB decision on CMOH vs government pandemic powers. Now confirmed that they were right all along that the government was usurping CMOH powers.
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ABlawg
2 years
New post: Confirmed in Law: The Decision-Maker for COVID-19 Public Health Orders in Alberta is the Chief Medical
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Jennifer Koshan
2 years
Happy to announce that the third edition of our ebook on domestic violence laws in Canada is now available, updated to July 1, 2022. Many thanks to @CanLII for providing this open access platform and to @SSHRC_CRSH and @LawFoundationOn for funding.
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
@GenXtremist @spiderzjay This particular store is inner city and has a security guard at the front door. They seem to have no trouble enforcing their own rules on who belongs in the store. I would venture to guess those exclusions are a lot more problematic from an equality/social justice perspective.
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Jennifer Koshan
3 months
Envy may be a sin for some, but law school envy is real! Congrats to @JoshuaSealy , @KristenThomasen , @danieldelgobbo , @DanEricRohde and Ali Hammoudi, not to mention @WindsorLaw and its lucky students.
@WindsorLaw
Windsor Law
3 months
Five New Scholars Set to Advance Bold, Justice-Seeking, Community-Engaged and People-Centred Research and Teaching at Windsor Law We welcome Kristen Thomasen, Ali Hammoudi, Daniel Del-Gobbo, Joshua Sealy-Harrington, & Daniel Rohde! Read more⤵️
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Jennifer Koshan
7 months
On the eve of a “parental rights” policy being introduced in Alberta, this development in Saskatchewan is most alarming.
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Larry Hubich
7 months
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission called out Scott Moe’s unconstitutional, discriminatory, intolerant, hateful, harmful, transphobic legislation for what it is and he fired their asses.
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Jennifer Koshan
2 years
Restricting reproductive freedoms is a form of gender-based violence. Active violence at the hands of state actors, not just a failure to protect or a failure to allow choice. Let's call it what it is.
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Katie Simpson
2 years
Statement from President Joe Biden on the leaked draft SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v Wade
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Jennifer Koshan
2 years
My Feminist Legal Theory class had the most awesome visitors this week from @NAWL_ANFD and @LEAFNational to hear about feminist litigation and law reform. So grateful to @TiffanyJButler @SZaccour @jroselkim @KatOwens16 for sharing their time and insights!
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Working on a holiday Monday but it could be worse.
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Jennifer Koshan
3 years
I am honoured to sit on the board of the Alberta Law Reform Institute, which has been instrumental in changing the law for the better in this province.
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ablawreform
3 years
On this day in 1967, the Alberta Law Reform Institute was created by agreement with the Province of Alberta, the Law Society of Alberta and the University of Alberta. 1/2
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