Writer, communications consultant, legal gadfly, velvet jacket enthusiast. Big believer in the rule of law. Desperately trying to remain optimistic against all the odds. Posts are clearly my own.
Stephen Lautens
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With Trump jerking us around about the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, maybe it's time we "Strait of Hormuz" the competing Ambassador Bridge. #cdnpoli
June 11, 2026 PODCAST. Steven Kerzner talks about local pro-Palestinian protesters targetting Jewish neighbourhoods and businesses. Does it cross the line of the Charter right to peaceful protest? Plus, FIFA comes to Toronto. Are the dubious benefits worth it?
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You know what else is impossible to prove? Things that didn't happen.
For the evening crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social on yesterday's press conference by the Chief Justice, and his cautions about why we can't take our democratic institutions for granted #SCC #cdnlaw
Just your reminder that almost everything the 10 Alberta referendum questions propose are blatantly unconstitutional, and would require approval by the House of Commons, the Senate, and 7 provincial legislatures with 50% of Canada's population. #cdnpoli #ableg calgary.citynews.ca/2026/02/19/a...
Here's a chart I found somewhere that explains the bad faith framing of the Alberta referendum questions - sorry I don't know who to credit. #ableg #cdnpoli
The federal government has opened a public consultation survey about the desirability of an expanded #Toronto Island airport. Please let them know exactly what a terrible idea this is for our waterfront and environment. #cdnpoli #TOpoli #ONpoli tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
If you want to get a sense of who we Canadians are as a people, take a listen. We can laugh at ourselves, we don't take ourselves too seriously.
(Just don't take that for weakness. So don't poke the bear. 😂🇨🇦🍁)
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