Steve Matthews
@steveamatthews.bsky.social
Stem Legal founder & law firm web guy. Publisher of @slawdotca.bsky.social . COLPM fellow. Author. Law librarian. Husband & Dad. Whitecaps FC fan.
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On November 28, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta will host a Family Law Orientation Workshop, for members of the Alberta Family Law Bar. The Workshop will be held remotely via Webex, from 9 am to 4 pm. Read full announcement: albertacourts.ca/kb/resources...
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
On November 28, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta will host a Family Law Orientation Workshop, for members of the Alberta Family Law Bar. The Workshop will be held remotely via Webex, from 9 am to 4 pm. Read full announcement: albertacourts.ca/kb/resources...
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🌟 Exciting news! A2JBC has welcomed two new team members this semester. Meet Brenda Forero and Paige Thombs, who join our Strategic Coordinator, Tina, to support our collaborative work across BC. 🤝
October 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🌟 Exciting news! A2JBC has welcomed two new team members this semester. Meet Brenda Forero and Paige Thombs, who join our Strategic Coordinator, Tina, to support our collaborative work across BC. 🤝
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🎧 Check out LawCast BC’s new episode: Helping Families Navigate Divorce and Separation.
Tanya Chamberlain and Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh discuss how law and health can work together to support families.
🦋#AccessToJustice #FamilyJustice #HealthJustice #LawCastBC #FamilyLaw #BCFamilies
Tanya Chamberlain and Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh discuss how law and health can work together to support families.
🦋#AccessToJustice #FamilyJustice #HealthJustice #LawCastBC #FamilyLaw #BCFamilies
October 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🎧 Check out LawCast BC’s new episode: Helping Families Navigate Divorce and Separation.
Tanya Chamberlain and Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh discuss how law and health can work together to support families.
🦋#AccessToJustice #FamilyJustice #HealthJustice #LawCastBC #FamilyLaw #BCFamilies
Tanya Chamberlain and Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh discuss how law and health can work together to support families.
🦋#AccessToJustice #FamilyJustice #HealthJustice #LawCastBC #FamilyLaw #BCFamilies
For anyone looking to jump start young Associates, Susan Van Dyke's new Lawyer Launcher podcast might be a great recommendation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSV7...
It's on Spotify, Apple and Youtube.
It's on Spotify, Apple and Youtube.
Bena Stock: Bridging the Confidence Gap
YouTube video by Lawyer Launcher - Behind the Bar
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October 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For anyone looking to jump start young Associates, Susan Van Dyke's new Lawyer Launcher podcast might be a great recommendation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSV7...
It's on Spotify, Apple and Youtube.
It's on Spotify, Apple and Youtube.
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Recent #ABKB judgments:
Shinksi v Alberta (College of Social Workers), canlii.ca/t/kfks7
Tam v Fong, canlii.ca/t/kfnxd
R v Boucher, canlii.ca/t/kfm4m
R v L'Hirondelle, canlii.ca/t/kfm4h
Bruno v Samson Cree Nation, canlii.ca/t/kfm4k
Piikani Nation v Raymond James Ltd., canlii.ca/t/kfm4l
#ABcourts
Shinksi v Alberta (College of Social Workers), canlii.ca/t/kfks7
Tam v Fong, canlii.ca/t/kfnxd
R v Boucher, canlii.ca/t/kfm4m
R v L'Hirondelle, canlii.ca/t/kfm4h
Bruno v Samson Cree Nation, canlii.ca/t/kfm4k
Piikani Nation v Raymond James Ltd., canlii.ca/t/kfm4l
#ABcourts
October 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Recent #ABKB judgments:
Shinksi v Alberta (College of Social Workers), canlii.ca/t/kfks7
Tam v Fong, canlii.ca/t/kfnxd
R v Boucher, canlii.ca/t/kfm4m
R v L'Hirondelle, canlii.ca/t/kfm4h
Bruno v Samson Cree Nation, canlii.ca/t/kfm4k
Piikani Nation v Raymond James Ltd., canlii.ca/t/kfm4l
#ABcourts
Shinksi v Alberta (College of Social Workers), canlii.ca/t/kfks7
Tam v Fong, canlii.ca/t/kfnxd
R v Boucher, canlii.ca/t/kfm4m
R v L'Hirondelle, canlii.ca/t/kfm4h
Bruno v Samson Cree Nation, canlii.ca/t/kfm4k
Piikani Nation v Raymond James Ltd., canlii.ca/t/kfm4l
#ABcourts
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👋 Hello Bluesky! We’re Access to Justice BC (A2JBC) — a network of intersectoral leaders and people with lived experience working together to make the justice system more people-centred.
Follow us for news, resources, and stories of innovation in BC and beyond⚖️ #accesstojustice #peoplecentredjustice
Follow us for news, resources, and stories of innovation in BC and beyond⚖️ #accesstojustice #peoplecentredjustice
September 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
👋 Hello Bluesky! We’re Access to Justice BC (A2JBC) — a network of intersectoral leaders and people with lived experience working together to make the justice system more people-centred.
Follow us for news, resources, and stories of innovation in BC and beyond⚖️ #accesstojustice #peoplecentredjustice
Follow us for news, resources, and stories of innovation in BC and beyond⚖️ #accesstojustice #peoplecentredjustice
Genuinely one of the most caring and hardest working humans I have known to grace the planet. Go Emma!
I completed the nomination process at City Hall this afternoon, which makes it official: my name will be on the ballot in the upcoming Elmwood-EK by-election!
September 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Genuinely one of the most caring and hardest working humans I have known to grace the planet. Go Emma!
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ICYMI, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Courts entitled to weigh in when notwithstanding clause pre-emptively invoked #cdnlaw #cdnpoli #canqueer
Courts entitled to weigh in when notwithstanding clause pre-emptively invoked
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal says nothing in the Charter suggests legislatures have the last or only word on whether legislation limits rights
nationalmagazine.ca
August 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ICYMI, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Courts entitled to weigh in when notwithstanding clause pre-emptively invoked #cdnlaw #cdnpoli #canqueer
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How about that? A victory for people who actually read.
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How about that? A victory for people who actually read.
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Our new blog post on the difficulty of navigating the court system for self-represented survivors of intimate partner or family violence is now up on our website.
Find it at this link: representingyourselfcanada.com/self-represe...
Find it at this link: representingyourselfcanada.com/self-represe...
August 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Our new blog post on the difficulty of navigating the court system for self-represented survivors of intimate partner or family violence is now up on our website.
Find it at this link: representingyourselfcanada.com/self-represe...
Find it at this link: representingyourselfcanada.com/self-represe...
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New from the #CanLIIAuthorsProgram: "Trends in Canadian Academic Law Libraries: Report on the Reinvigorating Academic Law Library Standards Survey, Part Two" by Annette Demers, Yemisi Dina and Gian Medves #lawlibraries #legalinformation #legalcommentary zurl.co/3GYXk
July 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
New from the #CanLIIAuthorsProgram: "Trends in Canadian Academic Law Libraries: Report on the Reinvigorating Academic Law Library Standards Survey, Part Two" by Annette Demers, Yemisi Dina and Gian Medves #lawlibraries #legalinformation #legalcommentary zurl.co/3GYXk
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Canada continues to lead in #legaltech for the public good. First, @canlii.bsky.social, now the Canadian Open Access Legal (COAL) Citation Guide, an approach different to the privately owned #Bluebook. “Revised Edition of COAL-RJAL Citation Guide Now Published - Slaw” www.slaw.ca/2025/07/24/r...
Revised Edition of COAL-RJAL Citation Guide Now Published - Slaw
A revised first edition of the Canadian Open Access Legal (COAL) Citation Guide/Guide canadien de la référence juridique en accès libre (RJAL) is now available: https://canlii.ca/t/7nc6q The guide’s e...
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July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Canada continues to lead in #legaltech for the public good. First, @canlii.bsky.social, now the Canadian Open Access Legal (COAL) Citation Guide, an approach different to the privately owned #Bluebook. “Revised Edition of COAL-RJAL Citation Guide Now Published - Slaw” www.slaw.ca/2025/07/24/r...
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In a landmark $1B deal, @goclio.bsky.social has acquired global AI and legal research company vLex. www.lawnext.com/2025/06/in-a...
In A Mega Deal, Clio Buys vLex for $1 Billion, Merging AI, Research and Practice Management
In a landmark deal that will undoubtedly reshape the legal tech landscape, law practice management company Clio has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the AI and legal research company vLex for....
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June 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In a landmark $1B deal, @goclio.bsky.social has acquired global AI and legal research company vLex. www.lawnext.com/2025/06/in-a...
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Heartless. Cruel. Wrong. Unconstitutional.
Poilievre would criminalize our fellow Canadians who are experiencing homelessness.
This man cannot wield power.
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Poilievre would criminalize our fellow Canadians who are experiencing homelessness.
This man cannot wield power.
www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec...
Poilievre says he would give police more power to dismantle tent cities
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he would give police more power to dismantle tent cities, which he said are making public spaces unsafe -- but his plan is light on details.
www.ctvnews.ca
April 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Heartless. Cruel. Wrong. Unconstitutional.
Poilievre would criminalize our fellow Canadians who are experiencing homelessness.
This man cannot wield power.
www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec...
Poilievre would criminalize our fellow Canadians who are experiencing homelessness.
This man cannot wield power.
www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec...
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Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States #law #legal #legalnews www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States | CBC News
The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it released updated travel advice today due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump administration and reports of some Canadians encounte...
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April 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States #law #legal #legalnews www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Some fantastic new legal scholarship from Prof. Michael Smith of St. Mary’s University School of Law. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
April 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Some fantastic new legal scholarship from Prof. Michael Smith of St. Mary’s University School of Law. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
An excellent post today from CanLII Chair @adodek.bsky.social and CEO Francis Barragan on the many roles CanLII plays to support the Rule of Law. I don't think many Canadians appreciate how lucky we are to have open access primary law; or to have CanLII itself.
April 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
An excellent post today from CanLII Chair @adodek.bsky.social and CEO Francis Barragan on the many roles CanLII plays to support the Rule of Law. I don't think many Canadians appreciate how lucky we are to have open access primary law; or to have CanLII itself.
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Lock him up! 🤨
Direct evidence of criminal election bribery under Wis. Stat. §12.11:
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
Bice: Elon Musk group removes video from $1M winner after she says she got money to 'vote'
Elon Musk's super PAC removed an X video from a $1M giveaway winner in which she said she received the money, in part, to 'vote.'
www.jsonline.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Lock him up! 🤨
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
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My @slawdotca.bsky.social column on the internet's drawn out, one could almost say "eternal", September and its parallels with legal scholarship was published this morning:
www.slaw.ca/2025/03/28/t...
www.slaw.ca/2025/03/28/t...
The Opportunities Hidden in Law's Eternal September - Slaw
I was recently speaking with someone about the Internet’s “Eternal September”, which is the concept that starting in 1993/1994 so many new users started using the internet that it could never settle i...
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March 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My @slawdotca.bsky.social column on the internet's drawn out, one could almost say "eternal", September and its parallels with legal scholarship was published this morning:
www.slaw.ca/2025/03/28/t...
www.slaw.ca/2025/03/28/t...