Sophie Thériault
@sotheriault.bsky.social
Professeure, uOttawa, Faculté de droit (Section de droit civil). Indigenous peoples' rights and jurisdiction in the context of natural resource extraction, particularly mining. Legal pluralism and Indigenous legal orders. Environmental rights and justice.
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The HRREC is proud to announce the appointment of Professor @anneslevesque.bsky.social (@uocommonlaw.bsky.social) as the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in #HumanRights 2025-2028. Her term will begin in July 2025, and we look forward to welcoming her to the Centre!
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April 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The HRREC is proud to announce the appointment of Professor @anneslevesque.bsky.social (@uocommonlaw.bsky.social) as the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in #HumanRights 2025-2028. Her term will begin in July 2025, and we look forward to welcoming her to the Centre!
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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.
February 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.
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You are making a big difference in standing up to tyranny. Your decision to cancel the family trip to the United States is freaking them out.
As Donald insults our nation, businesses are watching our tourism dollars dry up.
Boycott all trips to the United States.
www.thetravel.com/us-travel-as...
As Donald insults our nation, businesses are watching our tourism dollars dry up.
Boycott all trips to the United States.
www.thetravel.com/us-travel-as...
U.S. Travel Association Warns of Economic Tourism Disaster After Thousands of Canadian Tourists Cancel Trips in Protest
While Proposed Tariffs Against Canada Are Now Paused, Canadian Travel Agencies Already Witnessing Retaliation in Form of Canceled Trips
www.thetravel.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
You are making a big difference in standing up to tyranny. Your decision to cancel the family trip to the United States is freaking them out.
As Donald insults our nation, businesses are watching our tourism dollars dry up.
Boycott all trips to the United States.
www.thetravel.com/us-travel-as...
As Donald insults our nation, businesses are watching our tourism dollars dry up.
Boycott all trips to the United States.
www.thetravel.com/us-travel-as...
En ces temps sombres, il faut s'attarder à la beauté qui nous entoure. Les cardinaux au rendez-vous à Mud Lake (Ottawa) cet après-midi.
February 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
En ces temps sombres, il faut s'attarder à la beauté qui nous entoure. Les cardinaux au rendez-vous à Mud Lake (Ottawa) cet après-midi.
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Smart advice from our US colleagues (and real friends).
If I were the PM of Canada or Mexico, I would impose export duties on anything that Trump exempts from his tariffs. Those exemptions are your guide to "what will cause Trump political pain."
February 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Smart advice from our US colleagues (and real friends).
"Fellas, don't drink that coffee. You'd never guess. There was a fish in the percolator."
Twin Peaks will never get old. Thank you David Lynch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSxN...
Twin Peaks will never get old. Thank you David Lynch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSxN...
Twin Peaks - A fish in the percolator - S01E01
YouTube video by Mia Hargreave
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January 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"Fellas, don't drink that coffee. You'd never guess. There was a fish in the percolator."
Twin Peaks will never get old. Thank you David Lynch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSxN...
Twin Peaks will never get old. Thank you David Lynch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSxN...
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We were delighted to co-present US Ambassador David L. Cohen's talk @uocommonlaw.bsky.social this morning. We are grateful to the Ambassador for his generosity and insightful comments. Thank you to the organizers and attendees who made this timely event such a success.
January 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We were delighted to co-present US Ambassador David L. Cohen's talk @uocommonlaw.bsky.social this morning. We are grateful to the Ambassador for his generosity and insightful comments. Thank you to the organizers and attendees who made this timely event such a success.
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Major milestone as the underground portion of Giant Mine—containing 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide waste—is sealed as part of a plan to freeze it “forever.” We document the origins of this environmental disaster in The Price of Gold, forthcoming in 2025. #mining
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Yellowknife's Giant Mine underground sealed off | CBC News
The multi-billion dollar cleanup of Yellowknife's Giant Mine reached a milestone in late 2024 — all access to the underground caverns, tunnels and other workings have been sealed off, possibly for goo...
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January 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Major milestone as the underground portion of Giant Mine—containing 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide waste—is sealed as part of a plan to freeze it “forever.” We document the origins of this environmental disaster in The Price of Gold, forthcoming in 2025. #mining
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I get it, Anna. The messaging was very subtle.
No one could’ve seen it coming!
No one could’ve seen it coming!
December 29, 2024 at 7:04 PM
I get it, Anna. The messaging was very subtle.
No one could’ve seen it coming!
No one could’ve seen it coming!
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Finland have introduced critical thinking into the primary school curriculum with the expressed purpose of protecting their democracy.
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
edition.cnn.com
December 21, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Finland have introduced critical thinking into the primary school curriculum with the expressed purpose of protecting their democracy.
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
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Disappointing, yes. Appalling, yes. I would add perverse. A blatant betrayal of reconciliation.
Canada spent $14.5M fighting First Nations child advocate in court | CBC News
Federal governments both Conservative and Liberal spent at least $14.5 million fighting prominent First Nations child advocate Cindy Blackstock in court over the last 18 years. Blackstock says the fig...
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December 20, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Disappointing, yes. Appalling, yes. I would add perverse. A blatant betrayal of reconciliation.
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As part of the Wapanakew initiative, learners in the Certificate in Indigenous Law took part in an intensive documentary screenwriting workshop held at the University of Ottawa's Innova space from November 30 to December 1.
Learn more here - www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...
Learn more here - www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...
December 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM
As part of the Wapanakew initiative, learners in the Certificate in Indigenous Law took part in an intensive documentary screenwriting workshop held at the University of Ottawa's Innova space from November 30 to December 1.
Learn more here - www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...
Learn more here - www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...
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Dans le cadre de l’initiative Wapanakew, les apprenants du Certificat en droit autochtone se sont réunis lors d’un atelier intensif de scénarisation documentaire à l’espace Innova de l’Université d’Ottawa du 30 novembre au 1er décembre derniers.
Pour en savoir plus - www.uottawa.ca/faculte-droi...
Pour en savoir plus - www.uottawa.ca/faculte-droi...
December 17, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Dans le cadre de l’initiative Wapanakew, les apprenants du Certificat en droit autochtone se sont réunis lors d’un atelier intensif de scénarisation documentaire à l’espace Innova de l’Université d’Ottawa du 30 novembre au 1er décembre derniers.
Pour en savoir plus - www.uottawa.ca/faculte-droi...
Pour en savoir plus - www.uottawa.ca/faculte-droi...
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It’s taken over a decade, but Imperial Metals is now facing charges over the Mount Polley tailings disaster in BC. A rare potential example of accountability for mining pollution in 🇨🇦.
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Mining company charged 10 years after spilling toxic waste into B.C. waters | CBC News
Fifteen charges under the federal Fisheries Act have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. more than a decade after a tailings pond collapsed at the Mount Polley mine, spilling more than 20 million ...
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December 11, 2024 at 12:15 PM
It’s taken over a decade, but Imperial Metals is now facing charges over the Mount Polley tailings disaster in BC. A rare potential example of accountability for mining pollution in 🇨🇦.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I've been part of this project for the past three years and am very excited to introduce the Yellowhead Treaty Map: an accessible introduction to Indigenous perspectives on treaties in Canada.
The team at Yellowhead knocked it out of the park with this one.
treatymap.yellowheadinstitute.org
The team at Yellowhead knocked it out of the park with this one.
treatymap.yellowheadinstitute.org
November 4, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I've been part of this project for the past three years and am very excited to introduce the Yellowhead Treaty Map: an accessible introduction to Indigenous perspectives on treaties in Canada.
The team at Yellowhead knocked it out of the park with this one.
treatymap.yellowheadinstitute.org
The team at Yellowhead knocked it out of the park with this one.
treatymap.yellowheadinstitute.org
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Newly published : M. Verdussen, "Federal Justice in the Federal States of Europe", in Comparative Federalism - A Pluralist Exploration (eds F. Mathieu, D. Guénette and A.-G. Gagnon), London, Springer-Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
November 30, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Newly published : M. Verdussen, "Federal Justice in the Federal States of Europe", in Comparative Federalism - A Pluralist Exploration (eds F. Mathieu, D. Guénette and A.-G. Gagnon), London, Springer-Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
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This is devastating.
Canada is deeply dependent on nuclear power but has no place to store the toxic waste. After a 14-year search, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and Ignace, Ont. — northwest of Lake Superior — have been selected as the preferred site for it. via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/ontario-nucl...
Canada’s nuclear waste could go to northwestern Ontario | The Narwhal
Nuclear waste from across Canada could be sent to Ignace, Ont., northwest of Lake Superior, pending environmental approvals
thenarwhal.ca
November 28, 2024 at 11:47 PM
This is devastating.
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This is an incredible wealth of resources gathered in one place, get on it!
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
This is an incredible wealth of resources gathered in one place, get on it!
My son was very insistent on the bacon.
November 28, 2024 at 2:30 AM
My son was very insistent on the bacon.
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The Supreme Court of Canada just released a fascinating new decision on the Honour of the Crown. Building on a recent case on legislative reconciliation in the child and family services context, it has outlined a complementary framework for contractual reconciliation: www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier...
November 27, 2024 at 6:21 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada just released a fascinating new decision on the Honour of the Crown. Building on a recent case on legislative reconciliation in the child and family services context, it has outlined a complementary framework for contractual reconciliation: www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier...
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A proposed rare earth element mining project on the Quebec side of the Quebec-Labrador border has some Indigenous people in northern Labrador concerned with the potential impacts on the environment and local wildlife.
Read the full story from Evan Careen 👇
#nlpoli
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Read the full story from Evan Careen 👇
#nlpoli
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Proposed open-pit mine on Quebec-Labrador border drawing concern from Innu, Inuit – The Independent
Torngat Metals says it wants to work with Indigenous governments to minimize the potential impacts of its planned rare earth element mining project
theindependent.ca
November 26, 2024 at 12:51 PM
A proposed rare earth element mining project on the Quebec side of the Quebec-Labrador border has some Indigenous people in northern Labrador concerned with the potential impacts on the environment and local wildlife.
Read the full story from Evan Careen 👇
#nlpoli
theindependent.ca/news/propose...
Read the full story from Evan Careen 👇
#nlpoli
theindependent.ca/news/propose...
240 km de route vers une mine fermée, ayant fait faillite deux fois sans payer sa part de la facture. Au moins $324 million aux frais des contribuables pour la route, et $300 million de plus pour la mine maintenant fermée. Qui doit payer pour l’infrastructure minière? www.lapresse.ca/actualites/l...
Dossier | La Presse en Jamésie | La route à 300 millions vers nulle part (2 articles)
Au nord de Chibougamau, le premier grand projet du Plan Nord, la mine de diamants Renard, s’est soldé par un échec et a coûté plus d’un demi-milliard aux Québécois. Que faire maintenant de 240 kilomèt...
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November 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM
240 km de route vers une mine fermée, ayant fait faillite deux fois sans payer sa part de la facture. Au moins $324 million aux frais des contribuables pour la route, et $300 million de plus pour la mine maintenant fermée. Qui doit payer pour l’infrastructure minière? www.lapresse.ca/actualites/l...
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Avec les nouvelles inquiétantes sur Northvolt, je vous propose de lire cet article que j'ai écrit avec Sophie Thériault dans lequel nous critiquons la course à la transition énergétique qui a peu avoir avec une véritable transition énergétique: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au...
Is Canada’s critical minerals strategy greenwashing?
Indigenous and remote communities will bear the long-lasting ecological, social and cultural impacts of mining. This cannot be ignored.
policyoptions.irpp.org
November 22, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Avec les nouvelles inquiétantes sur Northvolt, je vous propose de lire cet article que j'ai écrit avec Sophie Thériault dans lequel nous critiquons la course à la transition énergétique qui a peu avoir avec une véritable transition énergétique: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au...