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Andy

@AndyInkster

Family and human rights lawyer, parent & community builder - former health promoter and academic.

 Toronto / T'Karonto / Timmins
Joined January 2008
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I am working with @ButNotTheCity and @noahadams and others to sponsor a newcomer to Canada. We need to raise $18,000 to fund his first year in Canada. Can you help us? Donations go directly to @mcctoronto and are tax deductible. canadahelps.org/en/charities… – at Toronto, Ontario
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Sharing again to make sure it gets to the right folks. #lawtwitter, share with your clients
Atrisha Lewis (@atrishalewis) profile pictureAtrisha Lewis@atrishalewis16 Aug 2023
A new class action has launched against the Toronto Police Service for the practice of “Carding”. We are seeking prospective class members who identify as Black, First Nations, Inuit or Métis and have experienced Carding since 2011.
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School boards, parents and queer advocates forced Premier Ford to back off when he tried to mess with 🏳️‍🌈-inclusive comprehensive sexuality education in 2019. We will do it again, if we have to.
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There's a segment on Egyptian sacred cat cults in this documentary I am watching. I tried to kick the cat out when they explained how people pray to, feed, and treat the cat like a god. He refused to leave and is perhaps taking notes.
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As parenting expert, specifically focused on LGBTQ parents, and a queer & trans parent of a trans kid...no. Just no.
Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) profile pictureScott Moe
@PremierScottMoe27 Aug 2023
I’ve been asked what experts we consulted in creating the Parental Inclusion and Consent policy. I believe the leading experts in children’s upbringing are their parents.
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Talk of “parental rights” in education is a dog whistle for anti-LGBTQ ideologies. If parents want to know information about their child, just ask your child. If they feel safe and supported, they will tell you. It’s that simple. #cdnpoli
CTV News (@CTVNews) profile pictureCTV News
@CTVNews28 Aug 2023
'Parents must be fully involved' in student's decision to change pronouns, Ontario education minister says toronto.ctvnews.ca/parents-m…
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One of the most impactful classes of my law school career was when Mr. Smithers visited my criminal law class. Smithers v. R., 1977 CanLII 7 (SCC), [1978] 1 SCR 506, canlii.ca/t/1mk9r
amanda (@amandadoeslaw) profile pictureamanda@amandadoeslaw23 Aug 2023
Friendly reminder that it's easy to read cases during your time in law school and forget that there are real people involved in them. You never know who might be in your class, listening to your off the cuff comments. Cultivating your capacity for empathy starts day 1 of 1L.
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Gone to @andyinkster.bsky.social
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If your job requires a college degree, you should be able to write-off your student loan payments as a business expense the way CEOs write off their private jets and yachts for their jobs which require neither.
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A belated good luck to everyone interviewing for articling positions this week. Be yourself. And remember that the position you land - or don’t land - does not define you. Most legal careers are a winding trail rather than a straight line. – at Timmins, Ontario
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Disclosure is so important. There should never be a question like this. Stinchcombe was decided at the SCC right after this, in 1991. cp24.com/mobile/news/man-con…
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Why didn’t @CBCBlairRhodes talk to any defence lawyers about the lack of legal aid funding? Why do we only hear from crowns in this story presenting an entirely one-sided narrative of the justice system? And why not address the toxic workplace at PPS? cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot…

Number of cases tossed due to delays hits all-time high in N.S. courts | CBC News

Courts continue to struggle with backlogs that are causing cases to be dismissed for taking too long, including serious sexual offences.

cbc.ca
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“I’ve been thinking about this milkshake for 60 years.” – at New Orleans, LA
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Louisiana Parole Project (@paroleproject) profile pictureLouisiana Parole Project@paroleproject2 Aug 2023
When Leon woke up this morning he had no idea he would be coming home today. After 60 years in prison, his life sentence was commuted by the governor.
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#INDIGENOUS #TAIRP
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Starting a new short term contract, see ya in bail, Toronto! If you are Toronto or GTA defence running bails, DM me, I have a question or three for you!
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We don't deserve dogs. I'm forest bathing.
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Wow. Amazing. hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-…
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Articling: the soup in the middle.
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so now the Canadian taxpayers are spending $341 per night to keep a woman in jail to protect a $38 billion dollar private company from someone who has had to resort to stealing store brand pancake mix and tortillas they made too expensive for her to afford
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Very helpful today.
Mandala with text that reads: "in your journey, there will be in between times of transition. You may feel lost, confused, angry, unseen, or empty. Don't confuse these times of transition as a forever state of being or being broken. You are breaking away from what was, creating a space for what will be." - Marie Satori

ALT Mandala with text that reads: "in your journey, there will be in between times of transition. You may feel lost, confused, angry, unseen, or empty. Don't confuse these times of transition as a forever state of being or being broken. You are breaking away from what was, creating a space for what will be." - Marie Satori

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