Alex Colangelo

Professor @humbercollege. Lawyer. Grad @westernulaw (LL.B.) and @uottawa (LL.M.). Originally from Niagara Falls, now in Toronto. Addicted to news and politics.

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Just got this in the mail. Thanks to @dharrison54 for letting me participate in this project and LexisNexis for all their help. Please note, I will likely be insufferable at holiday parties this year. Govern yourselves accordingly (but please still invite me to holiday parties).

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Persona non grata!

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Hey @UPS, maybe tell your drivers not to swerve onto the sidewalk to make deliveries as kids ride by?

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Where there's a jar, there's Joy (and me, staring over the office partition)
https://t.co/ySCYB7BASW

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

No @blogto, a guy who only appears in a few games does not necessarily get a World Series ring.

[blogTO @blogTO]

Former Toronto Blue Jay is getting his World Series ring no matter who wins
https://t.co/TvDtyoqJT3

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

I'm no employment lawyer, but is this legal? You can't not pay employees just because you call them "volunteers".

[CTV News Toronto @CTVToronto]

Volunteers wanted for 2026 FIFA World Cup in Toronto https://t.co/4zAFI4jb4I

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

@garymasonglobe A monarchy makes it less likely that a Trump-like PM could hold on to power after an election loss. That's why we retain the monarchy.

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Source: me

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Governments are generally immune from liability for policy decisions (as opposed to liability for negligent implementation). I haven't seen the claim, but this sounds like a stretch https://t.co/IxFpmH1CPv

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Obviously it'll depend on the text of the amendments, but giving authors the right to a portion of resale would mean architects of Toronto houses could be in for a big payday https://t.co/LLIWYdj9WV

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

@mattgurney What's your guess? Prorogation/leadership race?

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Wow. Resigning as Finance Minister on the morning of a fiscal update while publicly lambasting your boss has got to be one of the most satisfying ways to quit a job.

[Chrystia Freeland @cafreeland]

See my letter to the Prime Minister below // Veuillez trouver ma lettre au Premier ministre ci-dessous

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Whatever you think of the International Criminal Court or its legitimacy, the fact remains that Canadian law makes it an indictable offence to obstruct its work. I guess Poilievre would revoke Canada's ratification of the Rome Statute? https://t.co/k8hgKXgKfg

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Governments are already immune from liability for policy decisions. An order to remove bike lanes would be a policy decision. So, I'm not sure how much of a difference this makes.

[Gil Meslin @g_meslin]

It says a lot about #Bill212 when the government has to immediately issue an amendment to clarify that they cannot be held liable when people are eventually injured or killed as a result of their legislation.

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

@tracycassels @gator_gum Did she? I haven't read that anywhere. But even in that case, I think people would be wondering why, say, Mark Zuckerberg could buy a police escort to a meeting downtown.

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

@golgo13_Erasmus @gator_gum I think people would also be asking questions if Ed Sheeran got a police escort. Or Galen Weston. Or some bank CEO.

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Apparently, today is the 15th anniversary of me joining Twitter. Help me celebrate by joining me at Bluesky https://t.co/2xTKjgozOP

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

Noticing that a number of people I follow are moving to Threads and/or Bluesky. If #TOPoli could settle on a single alternative, that would be great. Also, where's the menswear guy going?

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@stphnmaher Interesting that he has yet to pick up his Companion honour awarded in 2009 https://t.co/aWpQyFQQI6

[Alex Colangelo @AlexColangelo]

I don't see how this lawsuit is viable. Even if social media has harmed students, the social media companies don't owe school boards a duty of care. And how have the boards (as opposed to the students) been harmed? https://t.co/zo4hpeyLaa