Tag: canada
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The colonial regime that could not be discontinued, and the category that became the constitution The first argument described a lag. The second described an export. This one describes a continuity. Europe’s colonial regimes were, for the most part, discontinued. Decolonization was an event—sometimes negotiated, sometimes violent, always a rupture. The metropole withdrew, the colonial…
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So here’s the thing. For about a decade now, Canada has been floating the idea of deeper integration with the European Union—free movement, associate status, anything beyond CETA. And the answer from Brussels and Ottawa alike was the same: not possible, not legal, not happening. And then, on 16 September 2026, Ursula von der Leyen…
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DEPENDENT STATUS, PROFESSIONAL DISPLACEMENT, AND THE ASSUMPTION OF ADULT INCAPACITY Classification: Socio-Legal Blog Post | Series: Total Institutional Adsorption | Jurisdictions: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, EU INTRODUCTION The previous posts in this series examined the employer-sponsored visa as a choke point, the portable visa as anti-capture technology, and the startup city as the spatial…
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By an observer of the long cycle There is a story the commentariat keeps telling itself, and it is wrong. The story is that the transatlantic alliance is enduring a “rough patch” — a temporary spat between allies who will, once the current occupant of the White House leaves, return to business as usual. That…