Jen Dagsvik
@jendagsvik.bsky.social
Access to justice outside the big cities. Immigration and refugee lawyer. Director of the Newcomer Legal Clinic in Thunder Bay. Asst prof to wonderful students at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead U.
"As legal scholars, we should be a part of collective action and thinking that engages the law while recognizing its limits, that infuses collective knowledge into our understanding of law’s operation." 👏👏👏
Today I wrote in @lpeblog.bsky.social with Amna Akbar & @sameer-ashar.bsky.social about how legal scholars & teachers might act in solidarity with movements in this moment, in the face of fascism: lpeproject.org/blog/movemen...
Movement Law Under Fascism
As fascist tendencies intensify across the United States, social movements continue to organize against the forces of state repression. Legal scholars must stand with these movements…
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October 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"As legal scholars, we should be a part of collective action and thinking that engages the law while recognizing its limits, that infuses collective knowledge into our understanding of law’s operation." 👏👏👏
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The latest issue (vol 7 no 1) of the Lakehead Law Journal is now available on CanLII! With contributions from Jeffrey Warnock, Matt Austman, Chris Debicki, Michaela Hill, and Natasha Latina. #indigenousrights #aboriginallaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/5PCub
September 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The latest issue (vol 7 no 1) of the Lakehead Law Journal is now available on CanLII! With contributions from Jeffrey Warnock, Matt Austman, Chris Debicki, Michaela Hill, and Natasha Latina. #indigenousrights #aboriginallaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/5PCub
Excellent Northern Ontario legal content here.
Say what you will, but I love some sassy Hansard debate transcripts. This one from second reading of the Condominium Act 1998 in...1998:
September 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Excellent Northern Ontario legal content here.
Tell your (immigration and refugee lawyer) friends! The Newcomer Legal Clinic in Thunder Bay is hiring. We're a teaching clinic at Lakehead U, and a great place to work with wonderful clients, students, and community partners. Please reach out if you want more info.
Supervising Lawyer - Newcomer Legal Clinic
Lakehead University is your place to live and learn. Dynamic, modern, and highly learner-centred, we acknowledge all of our students as valued leaders of tomorrow, whose education and success are most...
www.lakeheadu.ca
September 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tell your (immigration and refugee lawyer) friends! The Newcomer Legal Clinic in Thunder Bay is hiring. We're a teaching clinic at Lakehead U, and a great place to work with wonderful clients, students, and community partners. Please reach out if you want more info.
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New from the #CanLIIAuthorsProgram : "Access Denied: Understanding Structural Barriers to Justice in Black Canadian Communities" by Debra Olaniyi, Joyce Ayoson, Hannah Oommen and Efe Eghujovbo #antidiscrimination #antiracism #accesstojustice #a2j #legalcommentary zurl.co/CkH89
August 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New from the #CanLIIAuthorsProgram : "Access Denied: Understanding Structural Barriers to Justice in Black Canadian Communities" by Debra Olaniyi, Joyce Ayoson, Hannah Oommen and Efe Eghujovbo #antidiscrimination #antiracism #accesstojustice #a2j #legalcommentary zurl.co/CkH89
It's fascinating to read an ethnography of where you live and grew up. Careful research about how big-city drug dealers come into Thunder Bay for profit, take over poor people's homes, and harm people in ways that become visible only when you hear their stories. rdcu.be/eCTsC
“It’s a Trap!”: Exploring the Rise of Gang-Led “Cuckooing” and Its Relationship to Homelessness
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August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's fascinating to read an ethnography of where you live and grew up. Careful research about how big-city drug dealers come into Thunder Bay for profit, take over poor people's homes, and harm people in ways that become visible only when you hear their stories. rdcu.be/eCTsC
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Important insights from @jcyliew.bsky.social and Natasha Bakht on academic freedoms, intersectionality, missed opportunities for dialogue, and Jane Doe. A model for how to move through conflict and misjudgment, constructively and with care. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 🤲
Reflections from An Erstwhile Signature Feminist Lecture: Cancellation, Academic Freedom and the Model Minority Academic
<p><span>We are two full professors who have held or currently (at the time of writing) hold the Shirley E. Greenberg Chair in Women and the Legal Profession at
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July 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Important insights from @jcyliew.bsky.social and Natasha Bakht on academic freedoms, intersectionality, missed opportunities for dialogue, and Jane Doe. A model for how to move through conflict and misjudgment, constructively and with care. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 🤲
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I will be giving this webinar for the Centre on Research and Education on Aging and Health (CERAH) on Wednesday. Anyone interested in older adult issues or elder rights is welcome.
cerah.lakeheadu.ca/event/cerah-...
cerah.lakeheadu.ca/event/cerah-...
CERAH Speaker Series – Elder Abuse and the Law: Updates and Perspectives on Canadian Laws, Policies and Response
cerah.lakeheadu.ca
June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I will be giving this webinar for the Centre on Research and Education on Aging and Health (CERAH) on Wednesday. Anyone interested in older adult issues or elder rights is welcome.
cerah.lakeheadu.ca/event/cerah-...
cerah.lakeheadu.ca/event/cerah-...
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Thunder Bay Facebook Marketplace’s greatest hits continue.
June 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thunder Bay Facebook Marketplace’s greatest hits continue.
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My most recent article was just published. It examines involuntary detentions under BC's Adult Guardianship Act. The topic is very relevant given the recent report on involuntary detentions by BC's Human Rights Commissioner.
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Conflicting purposes: Guardianship law, mental health law and involuntary detentions
Part 3 of British Columbia's Adult Guardianship Act provides a statutory framework for protecting adults who are abused or neglected and unable to see…
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June 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My most recent article was just published. It examines involuntary detentions under BC's Adult Guardianship Act. The topic is very relevant given the recent report on involuntary detentions by BC's Human Rights Commissioner.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Great recs from @mattseybold.bsky.social on resisting technofeudal education: prioritize print, practice ungrading, "Luddify" the classroom; de-mobilize computer infrastructure (root technology in social place!); faculty governance over SaaS subscriptions; instructor choice re: ed-tech
Against Technofeudal Education
Pillars For Protecting Our "Core Infrastructure" From OpenAI
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June 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Great recs from @mattseybold.bsky.social on resisting technofeudal education: prioritize print, practice ungrading, "Luddify" the classroom; de-mobilize computer infrastructure (root technology in social place!); faculty governance over SaaS subscriptions; instructor choice re: ed-tech
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Sadly, this is becoming true in Canada as well
kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
June 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sadly, this is becoming true in Canada as well
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Turns out "elbows up" means an incredible expansion of anti-migrant, policing, and surveillance powers under the guise of 'border security'. This is a must-read 🧵:
🚨New Border Bill Raises Major Concerns for Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Refugee Rights!🚨 The
@iclmg-csilc.bsky.social coalition is calling for the withdrawal of Bill C-2, the "Strong Borders Act". 🧵1/23
@iclmg-csilc.bsky.social coalition is calling for the withdrawal of Bill C-2, the "Strong Borders Act". 🧵1/23
June 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Turns out "elbows up" means an incredible expansion of anti-migrant, policing, and surveillance powers under the guise of 'border security'. This is a must-read 🧵:
I came across a clipping from the Terrace Bay (Ontario) News, Oct 3, 1973, inviting people without status to meet the immigration officer and do their paperwork for landing under the Adjustment of Status program.
No portal, no webform, no PDF forms that won't open. Just a human coming to town.
No portal, no webform, no PDF forms that won't open. Just a human coming to town.
June 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I came across a clipping from the Terrace Bay (Ontario) News, Oct 3, 1973, inviting people without status to meet the immigration officer and do their paperwork for landing under the Adjustment of Status program.
No portal, no webform, no PDF forms that won't open. Just a human coming to town.
No portal, no webform, no PDF forms that won't open. Just a human coming to town.
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The so-called “Strong Borders Act” will significantly weaken Canada’s humanitarian tradition and commitment to human rights. Check out this statement from Canadian Council for Refugees:
Statement on Bill C-2 | Canadian Council for Refugees
June 5, 2025
ccrweb.ca
June 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The so-called “Strong Borders Act” will significantly weaken Canada’s humanitarian tradition and commitment to human rights. Check out this statement from Canadian Council for Refugees:
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🚨New Border Bill Raises Major Concerns for Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Refugee Rights!🚨 The
@iclmg-csilc.bsky.social coalition is calling for the withdrawal of Bill C-2, the "Strong Borders Act". 🧵1/23
@iclmg-csilc.bsky.social coalition is calling for the withdrawal of Bill C-2, the "Strong Borders Act". 🧵1/23
June 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨New Border Bill Raises Major Concerns for Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Refugee Rights!🚨 The
@iclmg-csilc.bsky.social coalition is calling for the withdrawal of Bill C-2, the "Strong Borders Act". 🧵1/23
@iclmg-csilc.bsky.social coalition is calling for the withdrawal of Bill C-2, the "Strong Borders Act". 🧵1/23
Beautiful photos and great reporting. So many Thunder Bay places I live ten minutes away from and have never been to (😳).
Look @lakesuperior.bsky.social - it’s you!
Look @lakesuperior.bsky.social - it’s you!
The Thunder Bay waterfront is beautiful and expansive — but also deeply polluted.
@fatimabsyed.bsky.social got a first-hand look at a massive, decades-long effort to clean up this Great Lake shoreline. #thunderbay #greatlakes
@fatimabsyed.bsky.social got a first-hand look at a massive, decades-long effort to clean up this Great Lake shoreline. #thunderbay #greatlakes
June 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Beautiful photos and great reporting. So many Thunder Bay places I live ten minutes away from and have never been to (😳).
Look @lakesuperior.bsky.social - it’s you!
Look @lakesuperior.bsky.social - it’s you!
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I hope this email finds you no matter where you try to hide.
May 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I hope this email finds you no matter where you try to hide.
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Check out this upcoming symposium querying: what is unique and important about human legal expertise and how should legal education support students in developing these capacities at this moment? educatinghumanlawyers.com Thrilled to present on some of the embodied work happening here at UVicLaw.
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May 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Check out this upcoming symposium querying: what is unique and important about human legal expertise and how should legal education support students in developing these capacities at this moment? educatinghumanlawyers.com Thrilled to present on some of the embodied work happening here at UVicLaw.
Check out the Lakehead Law Journal’s newest issue! @lakeheaduniversity.bsky.social
The latest issue (vol 6 no 2) of the Lakehead Law Journal is now available on CanLII! Featuring content by Nadia Lambek, Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Jacob Van Boekel, Tasha Sioufi Stansbury, Mariette Brennan, Daniel Dylan, and Jeannette Tramhel. #foodlaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/umwGt
May 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Check out the Lakehead Law Journal’s newest issue! @lakeheaduniversity.bsky.social
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“we used to have a person who was paid to do this but now we have an online system which doesn’t work so every single employee of the university does this on top of their actual job”
May 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“we used to have a person who was paid to do this but now we have an online system which doesn’t work so every single employee of the university does this on top of their actual job”
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A sneak peek while we wait for official photos:
The Chair is officially launched!
From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
The Chair is officially launched!
From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A sneak peek while we wait for official photos:
The Chair is officially launched!
From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
The Chair is officially launched!
From bold ideas to honest dialogue, thanks to everyone who came, listened, & shared and made the room electric. Special shoutout to @jp-peacemaking.bsky.social & @vfernand1217.bsky.social of @uottawahrrec.bsky.social
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Oh man do I love this page in Harold Johnson’s book on his law school experience (hopefully a bit dated, but there are still some that fit ….)
May 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Oh man do I love this page in Harold Johnson’s book on his law school experience (hopefully a bit dated, but there are still some that fit ….)
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Beyond the clear racist dog-whistling of these statements, what worries me is how Canadian & Australian PMs (both ostensibly left leaders) might follow KS's lead. We always compare & copy elements of each other's immigration policies...
V. upsetting that these leaders supposedly represent the left.
V. upsetting that these leaders supposedly represent the left.
May 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Beyond the clear racist dog-whistling of these statements, what worries me is how Canadian & Australian PMs (both ostensibly left leaders) might follow KS's lead. We always compare & copy elements of each other's immigration policies...
V. upsetting that these leaders supposedly represent the left.
V. upsetting that these leaders supposedly represent the left.
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Day 2 of the Kanyinda hearing at the SCC. LEAF will be making submissions later today on why refugee claimants with valid work permits should be entitled to subsidized childcare programs.
www.leaf.ca/news/leaf-to...
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LEAF to appear before Supreme Court to argue for access to subsidized childcare for refugee claimant women in Quebec
Quebec excludes refugee claimants to access subsidized daycare. A refugee claimant and mother of three children is challenging the constitutionality of this policy.
www.leaf.ca
May 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Day 2 of the Kanyinda hearing at the SCC. LEAF will be making submissions later today on why refugee claimants with valid work permits should be entitled to subsidized childcare programs.
www.leaf.ca/news/leaf-to...
www.leaf.ca/news/leaf-to...