Patrick Baud

Public lawyer & researcher focused on Crown, courts, Parliament, Indigenous self-government, constitutional amendment, const remedies & territories

[Patrick Baud @patrickbaud]

"We will ever strive for the ideals and sacred things of the city, both alone and with many. We will unceasingly seek to quicken the sense of public duty. We will revere and obey the city’s laws.

[Patrick Baud @patrickbaud]

@DoubleAspect Félicitations mon ami. J’ai bien hâte.

[Charlie Feldman @ParlCharlie]

On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - May 12, 1958: James Gladstone, Canada's first Indigenous senator, takes his seat in the Senate. Picture: Library and Archives.

[Elias Makos @eliasmakos]

NDG, Plateau, Laval

[Min of Justice/Attorney General of Canada @MinJusticeEn]

(2/4) It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of François Joyal as a Judge of the Federal Court. An alumnus of @UMontreal, he was called to the Barreau du Québec in 1993.

[Canadian Space Agency @csa_asc]

What. A. Night.

After a little more than 9 days in space and a journey around the Moon, the crew is safe, healthy, and back in gravity.

📷: NASA

[NASA @NASA]

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

[Anthony Sanders @IJSanders]

Just posted a draft article I’m submitting to law reviews next month. In “Parliament’s American Shadow” I examine how American courts contrasted their new constitutional system with the British one after 1776. It happened a lot in judicial review for a century. 🧵#1776AndAllThat

[NASA @NASA]

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.

Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Earthset.

The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

[Brian L. Frye @brianlfrye]

As I prepare to join the faculty of @TulaneLaw on July 1, I'm planning a renewal of the @IpseDixitPod podcast on legal scholarship. If you're interested in talking about a new (or old!) paper, book, or other project, lmk! https://t.co/2UofkPVUtO

[NASA @NASA]

Make new friends, but keep the old.

A new photo captures the Moon's near side on the right (the side we see from Earth, identifiable by its dark splotches) and its far side on the left. The Artemis II crew are the first to see the far side with human eyes.

[NASA @NASA]

One last look at Earth before we reach the Moon.

This view of the Earth was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission, from inside the Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts will reach their closest approach of the Moon tomorrow, April 6.

[NASA @NASA]

History in the making

In this new image from our @NASAArtemis II crew, you can see Orientale basin on the right edge of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes.

[NASA @NASA]

@astro_reid In this image, also taken from the Orion capsule, we see the divide between night and day, known as the terminator, cutting across Earth. Whether awake or dreaming, we're all here on this planet together.

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[NASA @NASA]

Good morning, world! 🌎

We have spectacular new high-resolution images of our home planet, all of us looking back through the Orion capsule window at our Artemis II astronauts as they continue their journey to the Moon.

[Charlie Feldman @ParlCharlie]

Out three months from today! "Unparliamentary: Tales from Canada's Colourful Parliamentary Past!"

Available from University of Toronto Press or whenever you get your books :)

[JMDavis @JessMarinDavis]

I'm very pleased to share the 2026 CASIS essay contest for best work in security and intelligence. Full details are at the link; we offer $2500 for the best graduate essay and $1000 for the best undergraduate essay, plus a chance to present at our annual symposium!

[Public Law @PL_PublicLaw]

Two weeks left to submit (short) proposals for Public Law's themed collection of analysis papers for 2027...

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'Waterloo Bridge' (1918) by Emile Claus

(Private collection)