Gib van Ert KC

Gib van Ert KC

@gibvanert.bsky.social

Lawyer at Olthuis van Ert, Vancouver and Ottawa. https://ovcounsel.com/gib-van-ert/

30 Followers 24 Following 4 Posts Joined Nov 2024
1 month ago

Absolutely. We will be tempted to believe that Trumpism is gone when Trump is. But it’s post-war America that has gone. Trump is just the expression of that sad reality.

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1 month ago
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Donald Trump claimed NATO troops avoided the front lines in Afghanistan. Veterans from Canada, U.K. have this to say — Toronto Star One Canadian solider who joined in on the wave of posts on Reddit this week says the U.S. president must have a

Trump’s insane game is to upset people on purpose. I try not to fall for it. But I remember the pain of a former teacher of mine whose soldier son died in Afghanistan. Canada, and many other NATO states, fulfilled their NATO article 5 obligation—in blood.

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11 months ago
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Modern Law - Droit Moderne Education Podcast · Updated Monthly · Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices is a monthly podcast hosted by Alison Crawford in which we unpack key legal stories and celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Sup...

Are you, like me, fretting about the the erosion of the rule of law? Want a small dose of hope with your freak out? Take a listen to my conversation with international law experts @gibvanert.bsky.social and Miriam Cohen! #canlaw #ruleoflaw

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11 months ago
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Canadian courts must be ready to resist U.S. annexation If Canada’s independence is actively threatened, political and popular resistance could require the support of legal and judicial resistance.

US annexation of Canada is contrary to both international law and the Canadian constitution. Here is an article I co-wrote with Prof. Rob Currie KC and the Hon. Allan Rock KC on how—if things get truly dire—Canadian courts and lawyers can resist US annexation: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

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1 year ago

This piece must have set some sort of record for journalistic prescience.

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