William Stephenson

Legislative drafting, design & interpretation • Parliamentary procedure & administration • Lover of Word & Land • Fier Franco-Ontarien (views are my own)

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

Looking forward to the first day of the CIAJ's Legislative Drafting Conference today - always great to see colleagues from across Canada and to discuss the fascinating world of legislative drafting!
https://t.co/hXokpL2kn8

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

@CIAJ_ICAJ Feel free to drop me a line if there's anything in particular you'd like to hear about. I'll follow up here post panel.

À bientôt!

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

Just a month until @CIAJ_ICAJ's Legislative Drafting Conference! Looking forward to seeing fellow drafters from across Canada/the world.

I'll be on a panel about drafting interchanges, speaking about drafting in the NWT - a transformative experience.
https://t.co/hXokpL2kn8

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

@TheBeaverton Plot twist: another boomer takes the job.

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

@GriffinCrescent @ParlCharlie My ears must have been ringing, as I hadn't signed into Twitter in a long while, but then found this notification from yesterday waiting for me. The podcast is in my queue (quite enjoyed the English one!) - looking forward to the conference!

[McGill Law Journal | La Revue de droit de McGill @McGill_LJ]

To launch the new MLJ Podcast series, Legal Fictions, we asked two McGill Law graduates, Alba Stella Zúñiga Ramos and Hanson Hosein, to share their insight into the many paths out of law school, from municipal politics to filmmaking and journalism.

https://t.co/DD7rUuh348

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

@MerchantJW @OurCommons This is your chance to move to Ottawa!

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

@ParlCharlie Isn't that formula in the Income Tax Act? 😂

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

Don't miss this #BússolaTech panel tomorrow on the digital transformation of legislative drafting!

So much potential to improve legislation through technology - the choices we make now will have huge repercussions on how laws are developed in the future.
https://t.co/638WqcoAeo

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, go for a 20-minute hike and spend the next 20 years in the woods.

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

One week left to apply!

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

Paging all law students looking for a 2024-2025 articling position!📟@OurCommons is hiring.

Get hands on experience in employment law, constitutional law, parliamentary administration, parliamentary privilege & legislative drafting, among other areas.

Apply by 31 May 2023

[Charlie Feldman @ParlCharlie]

As a small child, did you ever dream of one day being the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons? If so, your parents did an EXCELLENT job and now’s your chance to become one of the coolest lawyers in the country! https://t.co/ajppg4eWRS

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

Christmas is around the corner 😉

[Boydell & Brewer @boydellbrewer]

Published today! More than 8600 pages, 1800 biographies and 30 years in the making... The History of Parliament's "The House of Commons 1640-1660" https://t.co/LYqwEbs7eA @HistParl @MuseumCromwell #EnglishCivilWar #BritishCivilWars #UKParliament

[Dr Alexandra Meakin @A_Meakin]

This is an outstanding piece by @aliceolilly for @TheHouseMag. Essential reading for all British politics or parliamentary studies students:

The Slow Death of Parliamentary Scrutiny https://t.co/liVibOthMU

[Charlie Feldman @ParlCharlie]

Posting some sad news just brought to my attention. Ruth Sullivan of “Sullivan on the Construction of Statutes” passed this week. Her texts are THE go-to references for so many of us in the Canadian drafting community and cited in countless decisions. /1 https://t.co/mIGt3RlXAX

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

Paging all law students looking for a 2024-2025 articling position!📟@OurCommons is hiring.

Get hands on experience in employment law, constitutional law, parliamentary administration, parliamentary privilege & legislative drafting, among other areas.

Apply by 31 May 2023

[House of Commons @OurCommons]

Interested in working for the House of Commons? Check out the latest #HoC #jobs at https://t.co/4wTpkYCXiC #Ottawa #Gatineau #HoCJobs #Hiring #NowHiring #LawInternship

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

When you click on one of the 20 tabs of legislation you have open in your browser, wonder why the heck they've defined "Her Majesty" since it's defined in the Interpretation Act, only to realize that THIS IS the Interpretation Act... you know it's been a long week 😅

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

@sarahhepola Legislative drafting! Crafting laws that are as clear and concise as possible, while taking into account the broader legal architecture, can be a great career option for language lovers.

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

@ParlCharlie Thanks! That's my plan for the next few days - maybe weeks...

[William Stephenson @WGStephenson]

Had a great morning jaunt along the St Lawrence River. Highly recommend the St Lawrence Marathon for those who love running - and even for those who, like me, mostly hate it.