Nicole O’Byrne
@nobyrne.bsky.social
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick. President of the Canadian Law and Society Association. Witness to Yesterday podcaster. Proud dog mom.
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Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
Bottom of the 10th…good grief this is stressful.
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Bottom of the 10th…good grief this is stressful.
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My analysis: Green bill on environmental rights hits Liberal wall. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | New Brunswick Green leader's environmental rights bill hits a Liberal wall | CBC News
For a brief political moment, it looked like idealism might turn into a major legislative achievement for Green Party Leader David Coon.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My analysis: Green bill on environmental rights hits Liberal wall. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I really enjoyed reading the book and interviewing @alanmaceachern.bsky.social for the Witness to Yesterday podcast!
Just dropped! The Champlain Society's "Witness to Yesterday" podcast convo between @nobyrne.bsky.social & me about "Becoming Green Gables."
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Becoming Green Gables: The Diary of Myrtle Webb and Her Famous Farmhouse - Champlain Society
Nicole O'Byrne speaks with Alan MacEachern about his book Becoming Green Gables: The Diary of Myrtle Webb and Her Famous Farmhouse.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I really enjoyed reading the book and interviewing @alanmaceachern.bsky.social for the Witness to Yesterday podcast!
youtu.be/vRgXL2tf0Cc?.... The Jimmy Kimmel affair reminds us that the Rule of Law underpins democracy. Roncarelli v Duplessis reminds us that politicians must be bound by law.
The Roncarelli Affair and Maurice Duplessis
YouTube video by George Brown College eLearning - eLTI
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September 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
youtu.be/vRgXL2tf0Cc?.... The Jimmy Kimmel affair reminds us that the Rule of Law underpins democracy. Roncarelli v Duplessis reminds us that politicians must be bound by law.
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The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
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Free speech is under attack. As we have seen over the last several weeks, #cdnmedia - like counterparts in the US - report on this issue selectively, sanitizing the speech of mostly right wing pundits & politicians. This is old news, of course, but also why late night “comedy” became so important.
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Free speech is under attack. As we have seen over the last several weeks, #cdnmedia - like counterparts in the US - report on this issue selectively, sanitizing the speech of mostly right wing pundits & politicians. This is old news, of course, but also why late night “comedy” became so important.
So much for “free speech”…I guess it’s only for MAGA. Hypocrites.
JUST IN: Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. https://cnn.it/3VmUl9n
September 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So much for “free speech”…I guess it’s only for MAGA. Hypocrites.
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JUST IN: Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. https://cnn.it/3VmUl9n
September 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
JUST IN: Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. https://cnn.it/3VmUl9n
I’ve revamped my Canadian Legal History at UNB Law to focus foundational civil liberties such as freedom of expression, freedom of religion, habeas corpus, the Magna Carta, etc. Back to basics in an era of erosion…this FDR quote reminds us why the U.S. used to be the leader of the free world..:
September 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’ve revamped my Canadian Legal History at UNB Law to focus foundational civil liberties such as freedom of expression, freedom of religion, habeas corpus, the Magna Carta, etc. Back to basics in an era of erosion…this FDR quote reminds us why the U.S. used to be the leader of the free world..:
Edmonton students should always be able to get this reference…
August 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Edmonton students should always be able to get this reference…
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Analysis: Premier faces legal and political pressure in lieutenant-governor case. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Premier faces legal and political pressure in lieutenant-governor case | CBC News
The provincial government is arguing to the Supreme Court of Canada that the Constitution does not require New Brunswick’s lieutenant-governor to be bilingual.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Analysis: Premier faces legal and political pressure in lieutenant-governor case. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Our first Call for Papers is live! If you are interested in writing the history of New Brunswick, engaging with popular audiences, and supporting small museums, then we would love to hear from you! Proposals for submissions are due 30 September 2025. See below for details:
August 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Our first Call for Papers is live! If you are interested in writing the history of New Brunswick, engaging with popular audiences, and supporting small museums, then we would love to hear from you! Proposals for submissions are due 30 September 2025. See below for details:
