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I don’t think it has more power it just has different contours. The SCC can and has struck down laws. They are unelected. But the Charter, as a living document, means they develop logical tests for lower courts to apply & follow. SCOTUS seems to be akin to judicial gerrymandering - work backwards
The Supreme Court in our country—and a lot of people who live here don’t understand this—has more power than any other high court in any other advanced democracy. We know the justices’ names. Most educated people can name at least a couple. 3/4
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Replying to @esqueer.net
Sadly no. I point you here. futurism.com/artificial-i...
The Munk School should be so lucky to have his expertise at their students’ disposal! Diversity of thought!!!
Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...
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Gonna try again: I'm a public school teacher in Baltimore with a newly approved D&D club. We could really use supplies and we don't have much money to spend. Please consider donating some supplies *or* sharing this post on your feed! #dnd #d&d #ttrpg #gaming www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Meanwhile, some departments at my university are forging partnerships for dual degrees with CU.
More on class-action suit against Columbia which my daughter is part of, including the news-to-me that CU (in the shameful tradition) actually hired Pinkerton thugs to crush their students’ peaceful protest. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/09...
Please tell us Canadians more about what mandate really means in the American context. This poll appears to be an outlier because it’s polling registered voters but with all that is going on down there and still this much support? US is an unstable ally even if Trump is deposed.
New NBC News poll Trump approval: 41% Generic ballot: 50% D, 45% R On handling the economy, voters prefer Ds by 1 point. (In Oct 2018 they preferred Rs on the economy by 15 pts.) 30% say they’re more likely to vote for aTrump endorsee; 52% less likely. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Job! TT! Assistant professor in political theory! (And it’s at my PhD alma mater) www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...
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“Refusing to even engage with Canada’s perspective” is also related to the brouhaha over the use of the term mandate.
A big thing WaPo's Ed Board is missing here is that the *WaPo Ed Board specifically* writing stuff like "Out of spite for President Donald Trump ..." is *part of why* Canada is responding the way it is. Major US papers refusing to even engage with Canada's perspective is itself part of the hedge
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Apparently it was an AfD neonazi who tried to preempt PM Carneys speech with a "USA USA!" chant, which should probably tell you just about everything you need to know about both the AfD and the current state of the USA.
Just before Mark Carney delivered his speech at the European Parliament One MEP shouted out, "USA, USA" He replies with laughter and, "Alors" While other MEPS groan My take follows.
Trump didn’t get a mandate! I scream out loud making all Canadians everywhere suddenly feel so much better about everything that’s going on down south.
I do think the point of the OP is one that doesn’t seem to being addressed - it is more than trump that Canadians are leery about. I don’t know if he’s right or wrong but I guess we can quibble over what mandate means
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