The best part of the ✈️ from Toronto back to Vancouver is flying over the Rockies. Just never gets old.

Today, we joyously celebrate the election of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, a moment of profound significance for the global Church. A Villanova alumnus, Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the United States and the first Augustinian friar to be elected. www1.villanova.edu/university/med…

Remember to go outside and play. Beautiful 21 k hike out to Elfin Lakes.

Un grand plaisir d’être à Saint Paulin avec des autres boursiers de la Fondation Trudeau pour une semaine des échanges interdisciplinaires.

Delighted to see that the Dalhousie Law Journal Schulich School of Law has posted the final copy of my article on the constitutional vision of Vincent MacDonald. If you are interested in Canadian constitutional history, please check it out. digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/dlj/vol48/iss1…

Jotwell, Originalism, Eh? - Constitutional Law buff.ly/GwvdSQJ

Thanks to Leonid Sirota for this kind and thought-provoking review of my recent article, “The Great Depression and Canada’s Major Originalist Decade”. conlaw.jotwell.com/originalism-eh/

My latest for JOTWELL, reviewing Preston Jordan Lim's excellent and important study of the early history of Canadian originalism. conlaw.jotwell.com/originalism-eh/

While we were finalizing and preparing for our spring programming, our Research Fellows Program continued in full force—bringing together leading senior and junior scholars. This afternoon, we were honored to host Professor Eugene Volokh Volokh Conspiracy as he offered commentary on a

I cannot recommend the Research Fellows programme at Constitution Center enough. A real treat to chat with Grégoire Webber about my research. Kudos to Stephanie Hall Barclay and Randy Barnett for having built such a wonderful community.

Great to spend some time in Edmonton. May have picked up a bad case of Edmonton Oilers fever!

Always a delight to receive hard copies. Many thanks to the editorial team at the Utah Law Review for improving and publishing my article, “Symbiotic International Law: Combatting Uyghur Forced Labor”. E-copy here: dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2025/is…

Glad to get some çay 🇹🇷 and rest before a busy week in Ottawa 🇨🇦. Fun to spend time in Kingston and Val-des-Monts.

A real treat to speak about Nevsun, Quebec inc, and Canadian courts’ engagement with comparative and international legal sources. A fun conversation and an honour to have Justice Abella moderate.

“Since the judicial system exists only for them, and because of them, the citizens of this country must know and understand that towards which they pay so much money. After all…the public has a right to expect a fair return on its investment”. Justice L’Heureux-Dubé, Alta L Rev