PinnedLuke "Lantern" ThompsonON THE WAR IN UKRAINERussia's invasion of Ukraine is in part a manufactured conflict and a geopolitical nightmare for the Russian-speaking majority in the…Mar 11, 2023Mar 11, 2023
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonOn Canada’s Freedom ConvoyTHE media has not attempted to portray the truckers partaking in the freedom convoy as being a part of a rebellious subculture unique to…Feb 12, 2022Feb 12, 2022
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonOn Vaccine Passports.VACCINE PASSPORTS are a new “measure” which have been implemented by the various provincial governments on behalf of the Federal…Sep 27, 2021Sep 27, 2021
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonLiberty and ViolenceVIOLENCE, within the category of ordinary language, is used to describe aggressive actions that are driven by ones impulsivity and…Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonOn Justified Irreverence.IRREVERENCE is a virtue when those of high status impose their presence onto others by surrounding themselves with supporters, attempting…Jun 26, 2021Jun 26, 2021
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonCompliance and the Notions of Power.POWER is a phenomenon that comes in different forms in the external world and in the internal world; the thoughts and…Jun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonArticulating Habeas Corpus.In R. v. Miller, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 613, the Supreme Court determined that section 10(c) of the Charter is not limited to habeas corpus…Jun 4, 2021Jun 4, 2021
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonEthics and Discretion in Policing.THE cause of lawfare(using the courts as weapon to silence dissent), legal positivism(the only legitimate laws come from the lawmaker) and…May 31, 2021May 31, 2021
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonLiberty And Negativity.WHENEVER a person is perceived as being overly critical of a law or a person, the listener may accuse the person of being too negative or…May 30, 2021May 30, 2021
Luke "Lantern" ThompsonOn Lawfare.LAWFARE differs from law in that the former cares more for procedure as opposed to evidence and morals whereas the latter looks to…May 27, 2021May 27, 2021