Kristopher Kinsinger 🍁

Christ-Bearer. Canadian. Constitutionalist. Lawyer @SV_LawFirm. BoD @RunnymedeSoc. Senior Fellow @cardusca. Adjunct @RedeemerUniv. Words @TheHubCanada.

[Kristopher Kinsinger 🍁 @kkinsinger]

After time off to settle into private practice, it felt great to do some opinion writing again. In my latest for @TheHubCanada, I explain why - for the good of our democracy - Liberal MPs must assume the power to expel their leader. #cdnpoli #ReformAct

https://t.co/h4DBgbpSB0

[SV Law @SV_LawFirm]

Thank you to everyone who joined us on June 2 to celebrate SV Law's new Waterloo Region office! 🎉 We enjoyed connecting with clients, colleagues, and community partners and look forward to serving the region from 139 Northfield Dr. W.
#SVLaw #WaterlooRegion #KWRegion #NewOffice

[(((Brian Dijkema))) @BrianDijkema]

Under Canada’s new guidelines for chaplains it’s unclear whether this chaplain would be allowed to serve today.

[Runnymede Society @RunnymedeSoc]

🚨 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN – RUNNYMEDE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS 🚨

The Runnymede Society is now accepting applications for the 2026–2027 Jack Major and Marshall Rothstein Graduate Fellowships.

Established in honour of the great Canadian jurists whose names they bear, these fellowships support outstanding Canadian students pursuing graduate legal studies relating to constitutionalism, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.

The fellowships each provide $25,000 in support, including appointments as Runnymede scholars-in-residence and senior editors of the Dicey Law Review.

Applications are due by July 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. All application materials should be emailed to [email protected].

Learn more about the fellowships, eligibility requirements, and application process on our website: https://t.co/wMq8SVhPnY

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🚨 LES CANDIDATURES SONT MAINTENANT OUVERTES – BOURSES D'ÉTUDES SUPÉRIEURES RUNNYMEDE 🚨

La Société Runnymede accepte désormais les candidatures pour les bourses d'études supérieures Jack Major et Marshall Rothstein 2026-2027.

Créées en l'honneur des grands juristes canadiens dont elles portent le nom, ces bourses soutiennent des étudiants canadiens exceptionnels poursuivant des études supérieures en droit dans les domaines du constitutionnalisme, des libertés fondamentales et de la primauté du droit.

Chacune de ces bourses offre une aide financière de 25 000 $, comprenant une nomination en tant que chercheur résident Runnymede et rédacteur en chef adjoint de la Dicey Law Review.

Les candidatures doivent être envoyées avant le 31 juillet 2026 à 23 h 59 (heure de l'Est). Tous les documents de candidature doivent être envoyés par courriel à [email protected].

Pour en savoir plus sur les bourses, les conditions d'éligibilité et la procédure de candidature, consultez notre site web : https://t.co/q5QLiPNYf8

[(((Brian Dijkema))) @BrianDijkema]

We can do better than laminated plywood! I mean are we hewers of wood or are we hewers of wood? Let’s make a plurality of speaking desks constructed of wood taken from every riding in the country. Live into our lumber heritage!

[Mark P. Mancini @MarkPMancini]

Looking forward to attending and speaking at this event. It is always energizing to see students interested in challenging orthodoxies. The @RunnymedeSoc does great work.

[Jonathan Griffiths @drjigriffiths]

Such a great time together as a team @heritagecs sharing updates and reflecting on the Lord’s goodness to us this academic year. Thankful for great colleagues, a wonderful spirit of collegiality, and for so much exciting momentum in our work together.

[Ryan Alford @ryan_p_alford]

Friday (May 1) the SCC will deliver its judgment in a constitutional challenge brought to highlight the importance of freedom of speech. For over 300 years no MP could be jailed for what they said in debate in any Westminster democracy. Truth & accountability still matter today.

[The Crown in Canada @TheCrownCa]

April 21 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Her late Majesty devoted more than seven decades to public service, including 70 years as Canada’s Monarch; the longest reign in Canadian history.

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

The cynicism & hyper partisanship on this site can be exhausting.

I see criticism of Conservatives like @erinotoole & @lraitt for agreeing to serve on the Prime Minister’s Canada-US relations advisory panel.

Some say it represents “patronage.”

To be clear, membership on advisory panels like this are not paid positions. Sometimes they will offer modest per diems for longer meetings requiring travel. But there is no material reward for participating in work like this. If anything it represents an opportunity cost for busy people who give up paid work or billable time in order to participate.

In other words, it’s not patronage.

Cynics, brace yourself: perhaps what motivates people to set aside partisanship and do voluntary work like this is an authentic sense of duty, of public service that puts country ahead of party.

To the partisans who think it’s disloyal to accept a role like this: please remember that severely normal Canadians do not see the world through your hyper partisan lens. They expect Canadians to work together across party lines to help defend the country from external threats, like Donald Trump’s aggression.

(Remember Stephen Harper appointing John Manley to lead the advisory panel on the Afghan military deployment; or appointing Gary Doer Ambassador to the US.)

Finally, to Conservatives: one of the most unattractive feature of the contemporary left is its tendency to politicize absolutely everything. Don’t repeat their error. Conservatism is not a rigid ideological doctrine requiring loyalty tests and the demonization of our political adversaries.

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

Only one chance in this lifetime…

Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him.

I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

[Josh Dehaas @JoshDehaas]

BREAKING:

We won our constitutional challenge.

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has agreed with the @CDNConstFound that last summer's ban on traveling into the woods limited the mobility rights of Nova Scotians, and that the woods ban was unreasonable.

More to come.

[Kristopher Kinsinger 🍁 @kkinsinger]

I was grieved to learn today that Guy Scott, my high school history, civics, and law teacher, passed away yesterday.

Mr. Scott and I met up for coffee every year since I graduated in 2011 to talk history and politics.

I’ll miss Mr Scott - and our annual coffees - dearly.

[The Gospel Coalition @TGC]

Good Friday reminder:

“The man on the middle cross said I could come.”

[NASA @NASA]

1972 ➡️2026
Apollo 17 ➡️ Artemis II

[Kristopher Kinsinger 🍁 @kkinsinger]

Apropos, my church, Hespeler Baptist, is having multiple Easter services this weekend for anyone looking to attend or learn more about Christianity. More info below!

https://t.co/l0bfwDm8dM

[Kristopher Kinsinger 🍁 @kkinsinger]

Timely thoughts from Brian. I’d add this: Christians would do better to spend social capital inviting our non-Christian neighbours to church at Easter than getting upset about non-Christians not recognizing Easter.

[(((Brian Dijkema))) @BrianDijkema]

Our kids’ sports teams have practices and games scheduled for Good Friday, and Easter morning. This (along with MAiD) is one of the clearest examples of a post Christian culture we’ve seen in a while. 1/

[Matt Martens @martensmatt1]

Um, that’s not the gospel.

[Micah Maidenberg @MicahMaidenberg]

Artemis II, launched -

[(((Brian Dijkema))) @BrianDijkema]

I’m disappointed that the government has opted to ignore the tools for addressing extremism that it already possesses. Legitimate concerns about incitement of hatred already exist; the government has chosen not to use them. It has been equivocal in its response to rampant antisemitism and instead passed a bill that adds little in terms of real protection and will further limit free speech in a way that opens the door to unintended consequences for religious communities, including those it is intended to protect.

[Josh Dehaas @JoshDehaas]

Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, has passed in the House. It now goes to the Senate.

The ⁦@CDNConstFound⁩ is concerned this will harm free speech. We got some concessions. They did not lower the threshold for hatred.

They DID remove the good faith religious exemption.