Global News Montreal1d ago
Panel concludes Quebec energy deal is not good enough for Newfoundland and Labrador
A panel appointed by the Newfoundland and Labrador government says a proposed energy deal with Hydro-Québec is not in the province's best interests.
#Canada #Energy #Quebecpolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11854959/quebec-energy-deal-newfoundland-and-labrador/
Global NewsApr 9
Proposed Quebec legislation targets custody rules in abuse cases
Dozens of groups back a Quebec bill to keep children out of abusive parents’ custody, shifting the burden of proof and focusing on children’s best interests.
#Canada #Politics #ChildAbuse #ChildProtection
https://globalnews.ca/news/11770601/quebec-child-protection-abuse-bill/
Global News MontrealApr 9
Proposed Quebec legislation targets custody rules in abuse cases
Dozens of groups back a Quebec bill to keep children out of abusive parents’ custody, shifting the burden of proof and focusing on children’s best interests.
#Canada #Politics #ChildAbuse #ChildProtection
https://globalnews.ca/news/11770601/quebec-child-protection-abuse-bill/
Techdirt [Unofficial]Mar 13

Ninth Circuit Guts California’s Kids Code Once Again

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Ninth Circuit Guts California’s Kids Code Once Again

It’s been a little while since we last wrote about California’s deeply problematic “Age Appropriate Design Code,” which tried to force internet companies into taking blatant…

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Ken Maynard CDFA Acc.FMJun 11, 2025

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Ken Maynard CDFA Acc.FMJun 10, 2025

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Out of Context Podcast QuotesMar 11, 2025
"There's no plumbing." - ALEX KOTLOWITZ, Best Interests, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #BestInterests #WorldPlumbingDay #AlexKotlowitz
Show threadIFR (she/her)Mar 7, 2025

I found her to have full capacity for the two specific decisions I was assessing her for, and I left her at home on completion of my assessment.

She continues to live stream herself taking overdoses and continues to decline medical attention.

The Trust are unhappy because she might die. I am also unhappy that she might die, but I also respect her right to do so as she retains capacity for that decision that I and most other people consider unwise.

“We can make her go to hospital in her best interests!” they declare.

No, actually, we can’t. Not whilst she retains capacity.
The Trust don’t like this and frankly, I don’t care.

I believe that at this time, I am in fact acting in her #BestInterests by upholding her right to make her own decisions.

Capacity is time and decision specific and at the time I assessed her she demonstrated full capacity. That may well change at some point, but right now it is what it is.

Old Ain't DeadMar 4, 2025
Best Interests review: heartbreaking BBC drama https://oldaintdead.com/best-interests-review-heartbreaking-bbc-drama/ #AlisonOliver, #BestInterests, #ChizzyAkudolu, #JackThorne, #LGBTQ, #MichaelSheen, #NiamhMoriarty, #NomaDumezweni, #SharonHorgan