Scott Franks
@scottfranks.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Allard Law, University of British Columbia
I gave a nod to the Dead Pioneers' song "Doom Indian" in a presentation today. Here's one with a solid music video: "No one owns anything and death is real". youtu.be/ec_SilIzznI?...
No One Owns Anything and Death is Real || DEAD PIONEERS || Music Video
YouTube video by Nerd Rat Media
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February 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I gave a nod to the Dead Pioneers' song "Doom Indian" in a presentation today. Here's one with a solid music video: "No one owns anything and death is real". youtu.be/ec_SilIzznI?...
“That, to me, confirms that the autonomy of the university is under threat and has been for a long time, particularly under the UCP government.” - Dr Laurie Adkin
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Inside the University of Alberta’s move away from equity, diversity and inclusion - University Affairs
Motivations for the decision are being debated by members of the university community.
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February 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“That, to me, confirms that the autonomy of the university is under threat and has been for a long time, particularly under the UCP government.” - Dr Laurie Adkin
universityaffairs.ca/news/inside-...
universityaffairs.ca/news/inside-...
In this article, I argue that in the period between 1996 and 1997, the Supreme Court of Canada responded to Indigenous peoples' rights as a threat to the preferential allocation of resources to settlers and the settler state. www.tmulawreview.com/current-issu...
Threatening Reconciliation | TMU Law Review
Scott Franks - Threatening Reconciliation: The Supreme Court
of Canada’s Foundational Jurisprudence on
Aboriginal Rights and Title, 1990-1997 by
www.tmulawreview.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In this article, I argue that in the period between 1996 and 1997, the Supreme Court of Canada responded to Indigenous peoples' rights as a threat to the preferential allocation of resources to settlers and the settler state. www.tmulawreview.com/current-issu...
The Honour of the Crown applies to agreements with Indigenous peoples that relate to "Indigenous difference", which includes aspects of self government. And the Court can order compensation to repair harm to the Crown-Indigenous relationship:
yellowheadinstitute.org/2025/01/15/d...
yellowheadinstitute.org/2025/01/15/d...
Does the Honour of the Crown Apply to Funding Agreements? Case Comment - Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 - Yellowhead Institute
In Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that Quebec breached the honour of the Crown in its negotiation of a funding agreement with the government of the Pekuaka...
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January 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The Honour of the Crown applies to agreements with Indigenous peoples that relate to "Indigenous difference", which includes aspects of self government. And the Court can order compensation to repair harm to the Crown-Indigenous relationship:
yellowheadinstitute.org/2025/01/15/d...
yellowheadinstitute.org/2025/01/15/d...
Reposted by Scott Franks
Some of my thought on Twitter (or "X's") rebrand
https://theconversation.com/the-reaction-to-x-elon-musks-rebrand-of-twitter-reflects-how-we-feel-about-brands-210607
https://theconversation.com/the-reaction-to-x-elon-musks-rebrand-of-twitter-reflects-how-we-feel-about-brands-210607
August 2, 2023 at 1:22 PM
Some of my thought on Twitter (or "X's") rebrand
https://theconversation.com/the-reaction-to-x-elon-musks-rebrand-of-twitter-reflects-how-we-feel-about-brands-210607
https://theconversation.com/the-reaction-to-x-elon-musks-rebrand-of-twitter-reflects-how-we-feel-about-brands-210607