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Professor at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law. She/her/hers. Posts about debtor-creditor law, insolvency, civil procedure, Author of "Trustees at Work"

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On Monday, I saw Flashback is a 2024 documentary about a queer nightclub that was open in Edmonton from the 1970s to the 1990s. It's also a story about the history of activism by the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community in Edmonton. It's well worth a watch if you get the opportunity!
Promotional poster for showing on June 23 of Flashback as part of Edmonton Public Libraries' Queer Stories Film Festival
June 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A thing I like about living/working in Edmonton is the cross country skiing. Lots of golf courses (either City-owned and operated, or privately operated on land leased from the City) are turned into golf courses in the winter. Here's a shot from the trails at Riverside Golf Course this week
Sun shines out from behind a tree on a field of snow
January 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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The Canadian Law and Society Association is seeking submissions for the Roderick A. Macdonald Graduate Student Essay Prize (2024-2025), which is awarded for the best essay on a topic in law and society. Please share widely!
This prize is awarded annually for the best essay on a topic in law and society written by a graduate student at a Canadian university. CLSA Graduate Student Representative Reakash Walters (University of California, Berkeley) is chairing this year's competition. Submissions should be made to reakash@berkeley.edu by 11:59pm EST on April 15, 2025 for consideration. The CLSA will announce the essay prize winner at the annual meeting in early summer2025. The winning submission will receive feedback from the Prize Committee and promotion through CLSA channels. ***** L'ACDS lance un appel à candidatures pour son prix Roderick A. Macdonald pour la rédaction d'un essai par un étudiant diplômé (2024-2025) (veuillez consulter l'appel ci-dessous). Ce prix est décerné chaque année au meilleur essai sur un suiet lié au droit et à la société rédigé par un étudiant diplômé d'une université canadienne. Reakash Walters (Université de Californie, Berkeley), représentant des étudiants diplômés de l'ACDS, préside le concours de cette année. Les soumissions doivent être envovées à reakash@berkeley.edu avant 23h59 HNE le 15 avril 2025 pour être prises en considération. L'ACDS annoncera le lauréat du prix de l'essai lors de la réunion annuelle au début de l'été 2025. Le lauréat recevra les commentaires du comité du prix et bénéficiera d'une promotion par l'intermédiaire des canaux de l'ACDS. This prize is awarded annually for the best essay on a topic in law and society written by a graduate student at a Canadian university. Previous winners are listed on the CLSA website. Candidatures will be accepted until 11:59pm EST on April 15, 2025. The winning submission will receive feedback from the Prize Committee, and promotion through CLSA channels. Eligibility: • Participants must be graduate students enrolled in a graduate program at a Canadian University; and Papers should not be published, or under consideration for publication, at the time of submission for the prize. Application and Guidelines: • Your submission package should include (1) an anonymized manuscript and (2) a title page that includes your name and contact information, year of study, and graduate program and affiliation. • Papers can be submitted in either English or French, and the content should concern socio-legal issues, past, present and/or future. Papers should be no less than 5,000 words and no more than 10,000 words long (including footnotes, abstract, title, appendices, and bibliography), and should be submitted in .doc or .docx format. • Submissions should include an abstract of no more than 250 words that establishes the main arguments and contributions of the paper. • Please submit your best work to the attention of Reakash Walters, Chair of the 2024-2025 Roderick A. Macdonald Graduate Student Essay Prize Committee, by 11:59pm EST, April 15, 2025 at reakash@berkeley.edu. The winning submission will be announced in at the annual CLSA meeting in early summer 2025. We look forward to your submissions! ***** Appel à candidatures : Prix Roderick A. Macdonald pour les étudiants diplômés (2024-2025) Ce prix est décerné annuellement pour le meilleur essai sur un suiet en droit et société écrit par un étudiant diplômé d'une université canadienne. La liste des lauréats précédents est publiée sur le site web de l'ASLC. Les candidatures seront acceptées jusqu'au 15 avril 2025 à 23 h 59 (heure de l'Est). La soumission gagnante recevra les commentaires du comité du prix et fera l'objet d'une promotion par l'entremise des canaux de l'ACDS. Eligibilité : • Les participants doivent être des étudiants diplômés inscrits à un programme d'études supérieures dans une université canadienne; et. • Les articles ne doivent pas être publiés, ou en cours d'examen pour publication, au moment de la soumission pour le prix.
November 27, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Taking a quick break from class prep to enjoy the first big snowfall of the season.
November 15, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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‼️ CfP: Canadian Law and Society annual meeting will be held at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law 11-13 June 2025! Proposals are due 15 January 2025. ‼️
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ALL FOR PAPERS – ANNUAL CONFERENCE University of Saskatchewan College of Law uᓂvᐁrᓯᐟᕀ ᐅf ᓴᐢᑲᐟᒉᐊᐧᐣ ᒍllᐁgᐁ ᐅf lᐊᐤ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ᓴᐢᑲᑐᐅᐣ ᓴᐢᑲᐟᒉᐊᐧᐣ June 11-13, 2025 The annual meeting of the Canadian Law and Society Association will take place 11-13 June 2025 at the University of Saskatchewan on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. The Program Committee invites law and society scholars to present research that examines the ways in which racism and settler colonialism can be both operationalized and challenged through law. We encourage contributions that explore intersectional socio-legal analyses including Indigenous legal orders. We also welcome submissions on other issues including law and religion, crime and punishment, legal history, or other areas of interest. The Canadian Association of Law Teachers annual conference will be held 9-11 June. The programs for both conferences will overlap on June 11th and will be coordinated to encourage full participation and exchange by attendees at both conferences. The Program Committee encourages proposals for organized panels. Panels should be comprised of three or four related papers including a suggested chair. A panel proposal with a title and description of no more than 250 words should be submitted, in addition to an abstract of no more than 250 words for each paper. A one-page curriculum vitae should also be submitted for each presenter. These documents should be submitted via a single PDF document. Proposals for individual papers are also welcome. Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words and a one-page curriculum vitae. These documents should be submitted via a single PDF document. Alternative panel session formats are encouraged. Proposals should include a 250- word description of the content and format, a session title, a list of 5 keywords, and a one-page curriculum vitae for each participant. All proposals should clearly indicate: 1) names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses for each participant; 2) CLSA membership status for each participant; 3) the languages of the proposed panel, paper, or session; 4) audio-visual requirements. Please send all submissions to nobyrne@unb.ca no later than 15 January 2025. Late submissions will not be considered. Only one paper proposal per individual will be accepted. The organizers reserve the right to request additional information and modify panels if necessary. Please note that all presenters must be members of the CLSA at the time of the conference.
November 11, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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Had fun looking for the 15 birds hidden in the mosaic. This one was my favourite
A light blue and red bird has been made out of differently shaped tiles
October 22, 2023 at 4:15 PM
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Some welcome colour on a grey day
A colourful tile mosaic on a winding strip of concrete sits in front of a weathered, grey log
October 22, 2023 at 4:13 PM
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As Chris Wiebe noted over on X, "Edmonton displaced more encampments than Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, or Ottawa in 2022 and 2023 so far, according to this excellent reporting by Zacharie Goudreault of Le Devoir"
October 12, 2023 at 2:57 PM
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The humanities lecture hall at UAlberta, before the wind blew away all the colourful leaves
A circular concrete building stands behind a pair of trees, one an evergreen. The other a deciduous tree with yellow leaves.
October 5, 2023 at 3:13 PM
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630 AM in Edmonton. The days are getting shorter.
A tree stands in silhouette against a sky that is mostly dark, but with sunlight visible in the bottom right.
September 28, 2023 at 1:17 PM
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Halfway through Marcus McCann’S book of essays on cruising & the law. Just devouring it. Beautifully written. A lovely invitation to consider the (often fraught) relationship between pleasure & the law
Book cover. Title is Park Cruising What Happens When We Wander Off the Path. Author: Marcus McCann. Background is a shot of a green space
September 2, 2023 at 9:29 PM
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Gail Henderson, Joshua Karton & I are excited to share the schedule for the 7th annual Canadian Commercial Law Symposium, hosted by Queen's Law School on Saturday September 23, 2023
This is the schedule for the Canadian Commercial Law Symposium, which will occur on September 23, 2023. Speakers include: 920-10AM Frankie Young, “Righting Wrongs? The Litigation Financing Process for First Nations Asserting Specific Claims”; 10-1040AM Josh Karton, “Taking Arbitration-Agreements-as-Contracts Seriously”; 1110-1150 AM Dan Rohde, “The Founding of the Bank of Canada: A Legal History”; 1150-1230 PM Thomas Telfer (co-authored with Virginia Torrie), “Justifying A Provincial Bankruptcy and Insolvency Power for Municipalities"; 130-210PM Alfonso Nocilla, “Crossing the Event Horizon: Reverse Vesting Orders under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act”; 210-250 PM Erik Knutsen, “Real-World Insurance Policy Interpretation in Canada”; 310-350 PM Stephanie Ben-Ishai, “Avoiding Bankruptcy at a High Cost: The Dangers of the Canadian Debt Relief Industry”
August 11, 2023 at 12:33 PM
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Pretty clouds over Argyll Park
In the foreground, green grass. Along the horizon, the silhouettes of evergreens. Above them, swirling Gray and pink clouds.
August 9, 2023 at 1:48 PM