Kirsten Scrimshaw
@kirstenscrimshaw.bsky.social
Founder and Partner, Ally Workplace Law; employment & labour lawyer; investigator; West Coast-er; Meme Historian; and grammar pedant. She/her. (Tweets are not legal advice.)
Surely you’re making an assumption that the government would listen to legal advice? (My mother was a solicitor with a state government in Australia for many years, specializing in legislative drafting, so I know exactly what they would say.)
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Surely you’re making an assumption that the government would listen to legal advice? (My mother was a solicitor with a state government in Australia for many years, specializing in legislative drafting, so I know exactly what they would say.)
Oh, I bet the courts can’t wait to rip this to shreds.
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Oh, I bet the courts can’t wait to rip this to shreds.
I generally hate AI, but I will make an exception in channeling Ward Cleaver here:
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I generally hate AI, but I will make an exception in channeling Ward Cleaver here:
Reposted by Kirsten Scrimshaw
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
He spoke about lawyers’ duty to uphold the rule of law and promote judicial independence,not a theoretical responsibility, but a daily, practical one that requires courage, vigilance, and a willingness to speak out.
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
He spoke about lawyers’ duty to uphold the rule of law and promote judicial independence,not a theoretical responsibility, but a daily, practical one that requires courage, vigilance, and a willingness to speak out.
Here is the link for Wagner CJ’s remarks. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Chief Justice Richard Wagner Provides Update on Work of Supreme Court
Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner holds a news conference in Ottawa to provide an update on the work of the Supreme Court of Canada. (June 10, 2025)
www.cpac.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Here is the link for Wagner CJ’s remarks. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Thanks for linking this - CBABC has also been active looking for ways to communicate the importance of the rule of law. Also, Wagner gave a speech in the summer reminding lawyers of their duty to protect the rule of law
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Thanks for linking this - CBABC has also been active looking for ways to communicate the importance of the rule of law. Also, Wagner gave a speech in the summer reminding lawyers of their duty to protect the rule of law
And also reality:
- public statements by professionals that target and vilify groups protected by human rights laws create an unsafe environment to provide the public with services.
- hateful/offensive public statements by professionals can create an unsafe work environment for their employees.
- public statements by professionals that target and vilify groups protected by human rights laws create an unsafe environment to provide the public with services.
- hateful/offensive public statements by professionals can create an unsafe work environment for their employees.
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
And also reality:
- public statements by professionals that target and vilify groups protected by human rights laws create an unsafe environment to provide the public with services.
- hateful/offensive public statements by professionals can create an unsafe work environment for their employees.
- public statements by professionals that target and vilify groups protected by human rights laws create an unsafe environment to provide the public with services.
- hateful/offensive public statements by professionals can create an unsafe work environment for their employees.
Once upon a time, some diplomats used their immunity for good.
Fifty years after Bruce Haigh resisted apartheid, South Africa honours fearless Australian diplomat
Fifty years after Bruce Haigh resisted apartheid, South Africa honours fearless Australian diplomat
Haigh’s name to be added to Wall of Names at Freedom Park in Pretoria, alongside former Australian PMs Bob Hawke and Malcolm Fraser
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The former Australian diplomat Bruce Haigh would rightly be proud of his inclusion on South Africa’s Wall of Names at the country’s Freedom Park, honouring those who resisted apartheid.
But the many who knew and loved Haigh, one of Australia’s least conventional but more effective and fearless diplomats, suspect he might also have been somewhat bemused that his name was being added to the wall on Friday at the same time as those of the former prime ministers Bob Hawke and Malcolm Fraser. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Once upon a time, some diplomats used their immunity for good.
Perhaps this is why they're pushing for everyone to "return to the office", so it's easy to tell them it's okay to harass and discriminate against protected groups as soon as they step off the premises.
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Perhaps this is why they're pushing for everyone to "return to the office", so it's easy to tell them it's okay to harass and discriminate against protected groups as soon as they step off the premises.
So is Alberta also going to exclude the application of OHS and human rights laws? Because if a regulated professional makes public remarks that target protected groups u, or which create an unsafe workplace for employees who are members of those groups, there are still remedies.
Many Alberta workers in regulated professions could no longer be investigated by their licensing bodies for what they say outside of work hours, should the legislature pass a new bill.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #workersrights
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #workersrights
Alberta aims to curtail regulatory bodies from sanctioning workers for after-hours activities | CBC News
Many Alberta workers could no longer be investigated by their licensing bodies for what they say outside of work hours, should the legislature pass a new bill.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
So is Alberta also going to exclude the application of OHS and human rights laws? Because if a regulated professional makes public remarks that target protected groups u, or which create an unsafe workplace for employees who are members of those groups, there are still remedies.
Important advocacy work by the CBA to push for clear immigration pathways for trans people fleeing from the USA.
The CBA is calling for changes to Canada's immigration system, one that is ill-equipped to respond to the surge of inquiries from trans Americans fearing violence and persecution: https://bit.ly/4rbTgje
A pathway to safety for trans Americans
The CBA is calling for changes to Canada’s immigration system as it’s ill-equipped to respond to the emerging crisis south of the border
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November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Important advocacy work by the CBA to push for clear immigration pathways for trans people fleeing from the USA.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, I’m sending extra love to the trans communities in Alberta and NZ. 💔
New Zealand halts new puberty blockers for young people https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/new-zealand-halts-new-puberty-blockers-for-young-transgender-people/
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, I’m sending extra love to the trans communities in Alberta and NZ. 💔
And while we’re on the subject of performance, I’ll add that I should get points taken off my final score for mocking my kids, who have recently started buying up old crap digital cameras, and telling them that the photos from them look like crap, which is why why my generation stopped using them.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
And while we’re on the subject of performance, I’ll add that I should get points taken off my final score for mocking my kids, who have recently started buying up old crap digital cameras, and telling them that the photos from them look like crap, which is why why my generation stopped using them.
One of my kids recently bought a typewriter from a thrift shop just because. I feel like they’d get along with your niece with an interest in fountain pens.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
One of my kids recently bought a typewriter from a thrift shop just because. I feel like they’d get along with your niece with an interest in fountain pens.
What size? I can get my teenagers to bid on them if you’re interested in selling.
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
What size? I can get my teenagers to bid on them if you’re interested in selling.
Oh, cone on, surely anything you’ve kept that long must be a “statement” piece? Like my Absolutely Fabulous tshirt with a picture of Patsy swigging from a bottle of vodka with a cig in her other hand?
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Oh, cone on, surely anything you’ve kept that long must be a “statement” piece? Like my Absolutely Fabulous tshirt with a picture of Patsy swigging from a bottle of vodka with a cig in her other hand?
What I’m gathering from this exercise is that GenX lesbians are statistically the most performative sub population.
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
What I’m gathering from this exercise is that GenX lesbians are statistically the most performative sub population.
Okay, but help me out answering this one - does it count as “vintage clothing” if it’s just stuff you still have in your wardrobe from the 90s?
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Okay, but help me out answering this one - does it count as “vintage clothing” if it’s just stuff you still have in your wardrobe from the 90s?
“Stay Alive, My Son”, Pin Yathay (first hand account the Khmer Rouge).
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
“Stay Alive, My Son”, Pin Yathay (first hand account the Khmer Rouge).
I found the Kindness Karaoke song list, and cannot wait to hear someone belting out “Blister in the Sun” on December 5!
drive.google.com/file/d/1T283...
drive.google.com/file/d/1T283...
CBC Kindness Karaoke SONG LIST - Live Band karaoke with The Apartment - DGT (2).pdf
drive.google.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I found the Kindness Karaoke song list, and cannot wait to hear someone belting out “Blister in the Sun” on December 5!
drive.google.com/file/d/1T283...
drive.google.com/file/d/1T283...
Reposted by Kirsten Scrimshaw
New Post: The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
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ablawg.ca/2025/11/19...…er-diverse-youth/
The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
By: Jennifer Koshan Case and Bill Commented On: Egale Canada v Alberta, 2025 ABKB 394 (CanLII); Bill 9, Protecting Alberta’s Children Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, 2nd Session, 31st Legislature PD…
ablawg.ca
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
ablawg.ca/2025/11/19...…er-diverse-youth/
ablawg.ca/2025/11/19...…er-diverse-youth/
“There came along a Gemini LLM driven by Mr. Berry, out of
control. A prompt had burst.”
control. A prompt had burst.”
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“There came along a Gemini LLM driven by Mr. Berry, out of
control. A prompt had burst.”
control. A prompt had burst.”
I'm willing to bet that if Denning were still alive he'd be happy to confirm that all comes under the tort of negligence.
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm willing to bet that if Denning were still alive he'd be happy to confirm that all comes under the tort of negligence.
I admit I didn't read it but assume it goes on to say that the number doesn't matter because the rule of law has broken down in the USA and that criminal prosecutions are now entirely political? Right?
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I admit I didn't read it but assume it goes on to say that the number doesn't matter because the rule of law has broken down in the USA and that criminal prosecutions are now entirely political? Right?