Danielle Smith has decided Albertans need to start paying for their healthcare. Or they can hit up grandma and grandpa... Or they can fundraise... Let's be clear about what this really is — a complete dismantling of public healthcare as we know it. #ableg #abhealth #yyc #yeg

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Publication news: Professors Howie Kislowicz and Robert Hamilton have co-authored articles appearing in the UNB Law Journal. Learn more: news.ucalgary.ca/news/professor… @LawDeanHolloway

Work with us! We're looking for a summer #research assistant to work with our lawyers and help develop new legal policy. Apply at alri.ualberta.ca/about/#jobs. #lawreform @ualbertalaw

I co-authored this paper with Thomas Telfer and really enjoyed working on it.

On Feb 2nd, Professor Thomas Telfer will be giving a Mindfulness seminar to UCalgary Law. He is one of the leading speakers on mindfulness in the Canadian legal profession, and I look forward to hearing him speak on this important and timely topic. @LawDeanHolloway

It was wonderful to get together again! Thank you Thomas Telfer for your important and very well received talk on #Mindfulness.

My new post on the Qualex decision

When directors behave badly, what is the most appropriate remedy? The answer, like so many answers in law, is: it depends...

My new post on Ruel v Rebonne

Congratulations daniel stethem!

Can the failure to pay for sexual services form the basis of a contractual claim? in this post, I consider how the potential illegality of the contract can and should influence its enforceability in a civil context.

My newest post on Bhatnagar v Cresco Labs Inc, where the ONCA found that there is no presumption of loss of opportunity flowing from a breach of the duty of honest performance. Rather, a party claiming loss has the burden of proving it.

My blog on the latest in post-Redwater cases, Mantle Materials v Travelers Capital Corp: What Are “Unrelated Assets” When It Comes to Environmental Reclamation Obligations? The Lending Industry Needs to Know ablawg.ca/2023/11/15/wha…

My blog on the latest in post-Redwater cases, Mantle Materials v Travelers Capital Corp: What Are “Unrelated Assets” When It Comes to Environmental Reclamation Obligations? The Lending Industry Needs to Know

I'll be ordering this very important book co-edited by my good friend and colleague Thomas Telfer

With the publication of The Right Not to Remain Silent: The Truth About Mental Health in The Legal Profession, Professor Thomas Telfer (contributor & co-editor) continues his advocacy on the need to reform attitudes towards mental health. buff.ly/3QqPUYS

My new blog post on emojis and contract formation

Should you be able to form a contract with 👍?

My new blog post discussing the SCC Ponce decision and the convergence of the common law and civil law on the issue of good faith in contractual performance.