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Assistant Professor, @TRUFacultyofLaw | From Sudbury ON | Weekly newsletter: | Administrative Law/JR| RTs//endorsement.

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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
4 years
I've never said this publicly, because I'm naturally private, but I suffer from depression. I have for many years, since I was 18. I know, by now, how to handle it. But as time has gone on, I've grown increasingly angry with the remaining stigma associated with this illness. /1
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Mark P. Mancini
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@mattgurney Does anyone else find it...sad? That a political sock puppet was actually a voice in Cdn political commentary? Come on. We need to look at ourselves a bit.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
All of this to say, I think the answer starts with all of us. We need to pressure politicians to listen. We need to, internally, address the stigma-driven reaction that many of us still have towards mental illness. I only hope that disclosing my story will help in some small way
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Yesterday I got married to my best friend. Now enjoying the Vegas sunshine!
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Why? Because my theory is that the stigma leads to the underfunded, patchwork mental health system we have in our country. Too many people fall through the cracks, or don't have the connections to navigate what is supposed to be the best public healthcare system in the world /2.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
I graduated from @UChicagoLaw today. A thread about why Chicago is a great place for Canadian students looking for graduate work. /1
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
It's been one year since we we got married. It's been a wild year, but a great one in other ways--including our new addition, Hugo!
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Mark P. Mancini
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Canada v Kattenburg, 2020 FCA 164: an excellent set of reasons from Stratas JA. I particularly want to highlight his comments on the role of judges (see below). Notably, judges should not grant "benediction" to their own personal views. Stratas JA also cites a blog post of mine.
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
4 years
But, for many, it is a life and death matter. People who are already hopeless have a hard time staying positive when they need to wait months to see a psychiatrist, or when others simply do not understand or denigrate the condition /4.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
But we should do better. I don't have the solution. Part of the answer must be reducing the stigma and directing political attention to our healthcare system in this particular area. This will be hard, since politicians rarely discuss the quality of Cdn public healthcare. /3
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
4 years
I want to send a message to those suffering from mental illness, especially now. Do not fault yourself when you see Twitter posts bragging about productivity. People with mental illnesses are fighting a daily battle. We don't have time to bake bread everyday /1
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
4 years
The Rule of Law is a central organizing principle of Canada's constitutional order. It is more important than ever. That's why @RunnymedeSoc and @ARLCanada have launched the annual Dicey Law Review. We will feature short pieces on the RoL from all perspectives.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Happy to get the news today that I won a Canadian Law Blog Award #clawbies2019 for "Best Bloggers on a Platform or Shared Blog." Thanks for the nominations, and congrats to all of the other winners. Happy New Year!
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
6 years
Some personal news, as they say. I will be taking over as National Director of the @RunnymedeSoc in the coming months. Many thanks to @jobearon for her successful stewardship of the org over the last number of years. Big shoes to fill, but I am looking forward to it!
@RunnymedeSoc
Runnymede Society
6 years
Big congrats to @MarkPMancini , our new National Director. Mark was a founding chapter president at the University of NB and has distinguished himself as an eloquent and prominent young legal academic in places such as the @DoubleAspect blog.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
To some, the long wait times are just the price to pay. The moment we accept this is the moment we accept public policy failure. If only we had politicians with the courage to face this epidemic head on, probably made worse by COVID. /5
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
For those interested, Justice David Stratas has updated his amazing administrative law slides to take account of Vavilov. Well-worth the read for those interested in how Vavilov will play out.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Happy Monday!
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Today is my first official day as National Director of the @RunnymedeSoc . Looking forward to working with students to promote debate on ideas relating to the rule of law, constitutionalism, and individual liberty! Curious about Runnymede? Check out:
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Mark P. Mancini
6 years
This whole thing is embarrassing for Canada. Political staff leading the charge, in the face of a PM that apparently doesn't know any better, with former Supreme Court judges acting as surrogates. It's parochial in the worst way, and one hopes that just desserts are served.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Very excited that my paper, "The Conceptual Gap Between Doré and Vavilov" will be published in the @DalhousieLJ in the fall! The paper tackles Doré head on as inconsistent with the schools of thought underpinning Vavilov.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
@Publicwrongs @EmmMacfarlane I am an alumnus of Laurentian. This is tragic and pitiful. The people of that university do not deserve this--they are paying the price for years of incompetence at management level.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
#Vavilov : In my view, I am quite pleased and surprised. The biggest change is the recognition of statutory rights of appeal as attracting correctness review. Blog post to come.
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Mark P. Mancini
6 years
For those interested in admin law, the Dunsmuir redux, or anyone who thinks Canadian admin law is madness: the final copy of my paper "Two Myths of Administrative Law" is now published in the Western Journal of Legal Studies:
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Thanks to all friends I have heard from today. Today I turn 28. Here's to 2020!
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
I wrote my impressions up of #Vavilov . My overall take is that the decision is a step forward for the law of judicial review in Canada, particularly when it comes to selecting the standard of review /1
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Does anyone else think the academic ballooning in Canada of qualifications is justified? I'm seriously asking. Is a PhD (or JSD) necessary as a "hoop" to jump through? Why do we insist on this?
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
New post: my short thoughts on why Ontario's "search and destroy" style bar exam is disconnected from any apparent regulatory goals. What is the regulatory justification for this ritual?
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
6 years
Called to the @LawSocietyLSO today! Many thanks to friends, family and colleagues who made it possible. Now onto @UChicagoLaw ! #lawyered
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Mark P. Mancini
6 years
In what must surely be a mistake, the Federal Court of Appeal cited a number of pieces of mine in a recent case: Bell, 2018 FCA 174. All are about the problems with the standard of review framework in administrative law.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
For those interested, my (pre-publication) paper on Doré's inconsistency with Vavilov is now on SSRN. The paper was accepted for publication at the Dalhousie Law Journal.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
We are so excited to host @CassSunstein for our @RunnymedeSoc Speaker Series. Prof Sunstein will be speaking on his book, "How Change Happens." A very apt topic for the moment in which we live. Mark your calendars for July 16 at 12pm EDT. Registration will open soon!
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Check out our upcoming list of speakers! Incl. Justice David Stratas , @LorneSossin , @shannonnsalter , @CassSunstein , and @RichardAlbert . We are excited for the next few months @RunnymedeSoc !
@RunnymedeSoc
Runnymede Society
4 years
Our Summer Speaker Series continues all summer long! Watch this space for more details on our exciting line up of leading law and policy thinkers.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
I've seen lots of initiatives on Twitter for current lawyers to help existing law students. I am happy to provide help to any current law students who need advice about articling, clerking, etc. While I am a fairly new lawyer, I hope I can help someone in these trying times.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Honoured by this citation in 2020 FCA 100 (Stratas JA). More importantly, this case properly construes the limited role of international law in our constitutional framework, while highlighting the importance of text in its purposive context as the driver of interpretation.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Anyone who thinks hypocrisy will be a check here is dreaming.
@steve_vladeck
Steve Vladeck
4 years
“The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.” — Mitch McConnell, March 2016.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
My good friend @Honickman had a first @SCC_eng citation today. Asher is a practicing lawyer but also a scholar. A good follow for those interested.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Just got the prints of my new paper in the Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice. My paper focuses on the reference going to the @SCC_eng on the jurisdiction of the Court of Quebec.
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Mark P. Mancini
6 years
I don't say this often, but the SCC came out with a *great* decision today on statutory interpretation grounds: Telus Communications v Wellman. The decision is notable for its rejection of highly abstract purposes, and its focus on text. /1
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
This seems--and I can't stress this enough--like a very bad idea.
@IvisonJ
John Ivison
4 years
Chinese government-owned firm wins $6.8M contract to supply security equipment to Canada's embassies | National Post
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
THREAD: On @RunnymedeSoc and recent discussions on Twitter about the purpose and structure of our organization. As National Director, I have made it my mission to open the doors of Runnymede to people of all ideologies. The rub: we are all committed to free and open debate.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
@JMartin_JD "Citizen Martin, do you have a permit for the use of that slide?"
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
This isn't a call for complacency. Keep it up. And don't think it is over until it is over.
@cbcnewsbc
CBC British Columbia
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Physical distancing has halved spread of COVID-19 in B.C., official modelling suggests
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
4 years
I have three forthcoming papers on administrative law topics coming out in 2020. I have uploaded drafts to SSRN. Topics include the potential presence of a non-delegation doctrine in Canada; and analyses of various facets of Vavilov, including its inconsistency with Doré
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Everyone is suddenly an expert on election campaigns, leadership campaigns, event planning, and mass vote tabulation. Humility is a lost art form.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Las Vegas wedding in a little over a month! So excited.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
I was awarded this prize by my classmates at @UChicagoLaw . Lots of work to do before this isn't a joke, obviously, but flattered nonetheless!
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
My article on constitutional remedies and declarations of invalidity in superior courts was just released in @CentreConstStud 's Constitutional Forum. Check it out here:
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Mark P. Mancini
6 years
So excited to start the LLM program at @UChicagoLaw . You can smell the intellectual rigor!
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
We had our @RunnymedeSoc conference this weekend. It was a success. I'd like to take a moment to thank @Wakephillips , Adam Revay, @jobearon and @briandnbird for all of their help and support on putting this event together. We are also grateful to all of our attendees!
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
I will retweet this every Friday and it doesn't matter how many likes it gets. Routine is important these days.
@CraigWeekend
ladies and gentlemen, the weekend 😌
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
I am very excited for this weekend's @RunnymedeSoc Law and Freedom conference in Toronto @harthouseuoft as we complete final preparations! Featuring speakers such as @RandyEBarnett and Fmr @SCC_eng Justice Rothstein, plus others incl. @ElizabethMay . Looking forward!
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
My FC clerkship was where my passion for administrative law blossomed. I learned so much, and worked with such amazing colleagues. I would recommend this clerkship to anyone.
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
5 years
If you want expert analysis of these decisions right after they are released, @RunnymedeSoc will be releasing a special episode of our podcast, Runnymede Radio, with @pauldalyesq on Friday, December 20 to discuss the decisions and what they mean!
@SCC_eng
Supreme Court of Canada
5 years
Judgments to be rendered in appeals on December 19, 2019. #SCCAppeal
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Mark P. Mancini
6 years
Political actors in our system should not need the sign-off of former Supreme Court judges every time they are confused about the law.
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Administrative law is a form of control over the diffuse administrative state. This is important for the vulnerable. Today's decision, requiring a culture of justification for administrative power, seems to add a restriction on that power that will help the vulnerable.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
This is immensely sad. I had the opportunity to meet with Professor Hogg as a summer student at the Con Law Branch in ON. Generous and kind.
@KerriFroc
Kerri Froc
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A titan of constitutional law. I didn't always agree with him, but his work set the standard.
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Mark P. Mancini
6 years
Tomorrow begins the three-day oral argument in in the @SCC_eng 's standard of review cases. Thread on why this opportunity matters--and why we deserve better than what the SCC has done before /1
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
5 years
New post: The Rule of Law requires a system of courts enforcing the law; so failing to abide by injunctions imperils the Rule of Law. But this cannot be the end of the matter: Indigenous self-government should be constitutionally recognized.
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Very happy that I will be teaching a section of the "atelier d'intégration" at @UdeMCommonLaw in the Winter Semester. I love working with students and so I'm pleased with the opportunity.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
We are very excited to host Justice Malcolm Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada for our Law and Freedom Conference in March, 2021. Stay tuned for more details.
@RunnymedeSoc
Runnymede Society
4 years
Law and Freedom Conference, March 12-13 2021 Toronto, ON Watch this space for more information and details on registration. 👀👀
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Nothing to say right now, except it's a disgraceful attack on institutions and the democratic process five years in the making, supported and encouraged by the GOP.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
I am so puzzled by those results-oriented folks who think living constitutionalism will always lead to progressive results, and that opposition to it is "conservative." Armed with living constitutionalism, conservative judges can just as easily advance their policy preferences.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
In 1979, the SCC said the Rule of Law runs within prison walls. True during the pandemic? @DebraParkes will explore the pandemic in prisons in a @RunnymedeSoc talk entitled "Imprisoned in a Pandemic: Rights, Release, and Resistance." Aug 20, 12pm ET.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
We at the @RunnymedeSoc are pleased to announce that Justice Suzanne Côté will be speaking at a Runnymede event at the @uOttawa on February 26, 2020. Justice Côté will speak on independence and collegiality at the Supreme Court. We are excited to host the talk.
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
4 years
It was a pleasure to co-author this paper with @GeoffSigalet on the principles that should govern the activities of former judges. Forthcoming in 2021 in the @queensulaw Journal. Thanks to all for support on this paper, a year and a half in the making!
@GeoffSigalet
Geoff Sigalet
4 years
**Justice(s) Out of Office: Principles for Former Judges** co-authored with @MarkPMancini forthcoming Spring 2021 Queen's Law Journal, draft on SSRN: Many thanks to @gerardjkennedy @irbrodie @briandnbird @Honickman @DwightNewmanLaw @GregoireWebber @jtlevy
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Very excited to be lecturing in @alexandraeflynn 's @AllardLaw Administrative Law class next week, providing the students with an introduction to statutory interpretation--exciting these days. Check out my piece on recent developments here:
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@MarkPMancini
Mark P. Mancini
4 years
I am very excited for this discussion with Justice Stratas. Register now!
@RunnymedeSoc
Runnymede Society
4 years
Join us on Thursday June 11th for the next conversation in our Summer Speaker Series, featuring Justice David Stratas of the Federal Court of Appeal. Registration for the Zoom session is here -- don't miss out!
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Mark P. Mancini
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The @RunnymedeSoc will be hosting a debate on this issue at the @UAlbertaLaw in the fall! @ZachOfWilson @benthrondson
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
As far as I am concerned, @RunnymedeSoc is designed to advance the bounds of debate. No more, no less. This means presenting viewpoints from people that might not be typically seen on law school campuses.
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Kathryn Chan
5 years
Both the article and the "insider" responses to it are interesting. My own experience is that @RunnymedeSoc sends mixed signals about whether it wants to expand the bounds of law school debate or advance a more specific ideological agenda.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Tomorrow is the release of Vavilov and Bell/NFL. If you need a summary of the cases, the arguments made by the parties, and my analysis, take a look at these two posts: It is a significant day!
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
On that note, I'd like to bring us back to what started all of this: the future of legal education and curriculum. And in the spirit of open debate, I'd like to invite @Honickman and @JoshuaSealy to debate this topic, on terms to be discussed, at an RS event in the fall.
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
I'm at 996 followers. If you're interested in nerdy administrative law issues, the Canadian legal scene, or general legal stuff, help me get to 1000!
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Canada is a great country. Any patriot will also acknowledge that Canada has problems. Let's use Canada Day to recognize why so many--including my grandparents--chose Canada as a country in which to live. Let's celebrate our institutions. Let's resolve to make Canada better.
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Mark P. Mancini
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This is great! I also want to point out that @SCC_eng clerkships are not the only game in town. Clerking at the Federal Court honed my passion for administrative law, and I know many who had similar experiences at the FCA. These clerkships can be just as (if not more) valuable.
@RichardAlbert
Richard Albert
4 years
Interested in clerking at the Supreme Court of Canada? Hear from former clerks @AEnenajor @KyleKirkup @MalcolmLavoie @Jodi_Lazare @RichardAlbert on the application process and clerkship experience. Live on Zoom, July 31. Details and free registration here:
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Mark P. Mancini
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ICYMI: My piece, to be published in the Advocates' Quarterly, on Justice Stratas' recent statutory interpretation cases. "Statutory Interpretation from the Stratasphere: Recent Federal Court of Appeal Cases"
@ARLCanada
Advocates for the Rule of Law
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Excellent piece from @MarkPMancini : "Text is the method by which purpose is achieved by the legislature; purpose defined by the court does not dictate text."
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
If you get out of bed today, that's a win. If you can do some work, even better. But some days you will do nothing, and that's okay too. We each must find our way given our lot in life. And for those with mental illness, our lot is to simply do the best we can /2
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
Great first class at @UdeMCommonLaw today, but I get what all the profs are talking about: zoom lecturing is weird, not ideal, and takes a "particular set of skills." On to the next!
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
This week I am headed to Thunder Bay from YVR for a great @RunnymedeSoc event with @adamgoldenberg and @ryan_p_alford . As a Northern Ontarian, it will be great to be back in the North to hear these great speakers!
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Mark P. Mancini
5 years
Bad photo given the lighting, but we had an amazing @RunnymedeSoc event @uocommonlaw with Justice Côté tonight on independence and collegiality at the @SCC_eng . Great turnout and an even better talk.
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Mark P. Mancini
4 years
The original sin was in 2016. The second sin will be in 2020. The third sin would be packing the court, politicizing the institution even further. Someone will have to step down here in the name of law (rather than politics). I have no hope this will happen.
@adamwinkler
Adam Winkler
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If McConnell and Senate push through a justice to replace RBG — after insisting on the principle that election year vacancies should be decided by the voters in 2016—there will be a unified front of Democrats in favor of court-packing.
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