Partner at AGP Law; Criminal Lawyer; Podcast host; Writer; Baseball Fanatic; Political Junkie; Nerd; Will Spoil; @emilietaman spouse
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Michael Spratt retweeted
Jun 1
New from me: It is time for structural justice reform. Shuffling the deck chairs in remand court ain’t gonna stop the boat from sinking: canadianlawyermag.com/news/o…
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Michael Spratt retweeted
Prohibiting judges from considering immigration consequences at sentencing ignores reality. Rempel Garner’s manufactured outrage could have serious implications for judicial discretion, writes Michael Spratt.
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Michael Spratt retweeted
May 1
From me: Courts must consider immigration consequences in sentencing. The CPC's performative outrage has serious implications for judicial discretion & fairness. It is too much to ask politicians for some grown-up honesty when it comes to Justice policy?
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Michael Spratt retweeted
Apr 2
New from me: When Doug Ford refuses to disclose records, loses in court, and then moves to change the law to avoid disclosure, it raises a simple question. What is Ford trying so hard to hide?
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Michael Spratt retweeted
Apr 3
On Ford’s FOI amendments: “Sunlight is the best disinfectant, which may be exactly why this government is trying to hide in the shadows.”
Apr 2
New from me: When Doug Ford refuses to disclose records, loses in court, and then moves to change the law to avoid disclosure, it raises a simple question. What is Ford trying so hard to hide?
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Michael Spratt retweeted
Mar 6
Danielle Smith’s referendum on judges isn’t about democracy. It’s about power. And it’s part of a troubling trend in conservative politics: misrepresenting the facts and undermining public confidence in the justice system.
My latest column: canadianlawyermag.com/news/o…
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Feb 23
I admit that I have not run the numbers, but the article you cite doesn’t support Smith contention or your fuck off’ing - “76.3 per cent — of appointees who had previously made political donations”
Feb 23
Fuck off.
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Michael Spratt retweeted
Jan 23
Why Poilievre’s false claims about my client reveal a much bigger problem with grievance politics. Lying about court decisions to fuel outrage isn’t “holding the system to account.” It’s poisoning it.
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Jan 9
Were you in court? Did you read the decision? I was that man’s lawyer. He was sentenced to 5 months jail.
It is ok to disagree with the sentence. It is ok to suggest policy or legislative responses to the decision. But it does us all a disservice when you lie.
A man defaces Canada’s Holocaust Monument with blood-red paint and faces no real jail time.
Under the Liberals, antisemitism is tolerated, excused, and waved away for political convenience.
When hatred against Jews is met with leniency instead of punishment, the message sent to everyone is crystal clear.
A Conservative government will stand with Jewish Canadians and end this soft-on-crime, moral cowardice.
Enough is enough.
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12 Dec 2025
Doug Ford and Doug Downey are selling fear instead of facts. Their cash-bail bill is unconstitutional, ineffective, and will dump more legally innocent people into Ontario jails already in crisis.
This is not public safety.
It is a grift.
My latest: canadianlawyermag.com/news/o…
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24 Nov 2025
I come out of Twitter retirement to say this: Doug's plan is a double double of unconstitutionality (Charter and division of powers), will disproportionally impact the poor, & will do nothing to make communities safer (money is a worse supervisor than a surety). Just plain dumb!
24 Nov 2025
Canada’s broken bail system has let too many violent, repeat offenders out onto our streets too often.
Today, we’re cracking down with tough new bail reform, including requiring full cash deposits to be paid up front as a condition of bail.
Find out more: news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
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Michael Spratt retweeted
14 Nov 2025
The Supreme Court applied the Charter. Politicians answered with fear mongering, Charter-bashing, and even calls for vigilante murders. These politicians care more about scoring political points and undermining the rule of law than protecting kids:
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Michael Spratt retweeted
17 Oct 2025
Police investigating crime is their job. Trying to control prosecutions or threaten justice system participants isn’t. My latest in @CanLawMag on the growing and dangerous trend of police interference in our justice system:
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