Amanda Jerome

BREAKING: The New York Times is on to this now: ThermSpa is a corrupt company that lied to get the Ford deal (and he's thrown in a Science Ceentre too) A Wellness Company With False Claims, Global Aims and a Toronto Island savesciencecentre.com/false_claims

This is why journalism matters. Well done @BrettForester! This is real journalism, filing ATIP requests, challenging systems with questions. Never giving up. And this is why freedom of information requests matter. No level of government should have the power to shut them down.

SCC judges probe what Charter s. 33 ‘override’ may mean for survival of Charter judicial review law360.ca/ca/civillitiga…

Seismic Bill 21 case draws record counsel law360.ca/ca/accesstojus…

SCC heard more cases in 2025 but still fewer than pre-pandemic; number expected to rise in 2026 law360.ca/ca/business/ar…

Manitoba moves to ban personal data-driven price increases for consumers law360.ca/ca/business/ar…

Science Centre's 'hazardous' roof still fine while new TTC station next door rains indoors blogto.com/city/2026/03/s…

Global News has been engaged in a years-long transparency battle with Premier Doug Ford's office over his cell phone records. The government has lost a battle in court. The government is now changing the rules to neutralize the FOI. #onpoli

This is dangerous and will severely hinder journalists, researchers, archivists and more from holding govt accountable.

#SCC majority rules Quebec’s exclusion of refugee claimants from subsidized daycare eligibility discriminates against women based on sex, unjustifiably violating their Charter s. 15(1) equality rights: Procureur général du Québec v. Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7.

“About two dozen journalists are working through the three million pages— and so far they’ve seen only 2 to 3 percent of the material.” >> How The Times Is Digging Into Millions of Pages of Epstein Files nytimes.com/2026/02/12/ins…

"Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%....Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers": theguardian.com/society/2026/f…

To fellow journalists covering the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. - please make sure you are taking care of yourself too. This is a story that can follow you home. A gentle reminder that the CAJ peer to peer counselling program is live. caj.ca/peersupport/

The Washington Post layoffs were way worse than we thought. Almost 1/2 the newsroom was wiped out.

"I fear sometimes that few people really care about journalism, but we are dead without it.... You have to think of it as part of your country’s survival system." A Lament for the Washington Post by the peerless ⁦@Peggynoonannyc⁩ wsj.com/opinion/a-lame…

“We’re all Canadian now.” Rousing @StephenMarche op-ed in @nytimes - read it to the end. nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opi… via @NYTOpinion #cdnpoli

One of many reasons why we can't Substack our way out of this crisis in journalism? Writers and reporters, even the best reporters, need editors. They need people who pester them about the smallest details. I fully include myself in this.

Drone footage shows the Science Centre roof appears to be unharmed, days after record snowfall in Toronto. While the premier argues he’s “not going to chance having children in there,” advocates, engineers & opposition critics tell us the closure was done under “false pretences.”

no jokes about Toronto winter this year

OBA civil litigation award recipients encourage mentorship in the profession law360.ca/ca/realestate/…