Associate prof @historyhuron, co-editor @ActiveHist, & author of The Slow Rush of Colonization: https://xitter.cf/t.co/5PY3ZZkY0Y…
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Thomas Peace retweeted
"Humans, privileging the works of social historians, challenges many long-accepted conclusions about various historical eras that traditional global histories have kept alive."
Alvin Finkel provides a peek at his new book in today's post.
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This shameful op-ed should never have been published @nationalpost. Not only is it misleading (public perception towards these issues was shifting well before 2015) but it ignores #MurraySinclair’s important work before the TRC. nationalpost.com/opinion/the… #cdnpoli #racism #cdnmedia
Witness a prime example of an agitator and activist mimicking the very behaviour he claims to condemn. This tweet is deeply shameful. #cdnpoli
What an absolute disgrace that so many woke activists & authorities used Remembrance Day to push their divisive and radical causes, denigrating our history and the brave military members who sacrificed for it.
We are a proud country with a proud history, and everyone who lives here should be grateful to call Canada home.
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Laura Madokoro's class on History in the News has been particularly challenging this year. Read on for Laura's reflections.
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This is a critical campaign in #ldnont pushing back on significant cutbacks to @cityofldnont support for our non-profit sector. The organization that I am most familiar with operates with 35% of the city funding they had a decade ago. @PillarNN nwmd.social/s/twitter/5QuPYF…
Thomas Peace retweeted
"Since the release of the TRC’s Final Report, denialists feel that they have lost control of the narrative and [...] seek to distort, downplay, and discredit established historical truths to try and regain control."
@SeanCarleton's post is live today.
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Thomas Peace retweeted
"The contradiction at the centre of the American experiment is the contradiction between the promise of freedom and equality and the reality of racism and nativism."
Donald Wright's essay is live.
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Call for Applications: Indigenous Artist-in-Residence 2025, Western University #LdnOnt #publichistory akimbo.ca/listings/call-for-…
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On the blog, Colby Gaudet examines Acadian social networks of the revolutionary Atlantic: acadiensis.wordpress.com/202…
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We have a new episode today over @ActiveHist as @theseangraham talks with Molly Miowak Guise, author of Alaska Native Resilience, about the book and local communities' response to the Aleutian campaigns during the Second World War #podcast
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So far my @CityofLdnOnt council has banned encampments from residential neighbourhoods, & now they have banned shelters from business improvement districts. It is hard to understand how this doesn’t lead to ghettoization of poverty in #ldnont lfpress.com/news/local-news/…
Yesterday was such a heavy day for a lot of us in the @westernu system.
It is with great sadness we acknowledge the profound loss of three remarkable members of the Indigenous community: Senator Murray Sinclair, Dan Smoke, and Amanda Kennedy (Kuwahs^nahawi). kings.uwo.ca/about-kings/med…
Brian Lilley ran a column today about how we will likely end up with a “balanced” budget in #onpoli. It is worth observing that #cdnpse is at a breaking point because so-called #RespectForTaxpayers policies have left our institutions w/o resources to support the public.
No more red tape… errr… only for alcohol sales and other inane projects, otherwise lots of red tape for people who threaten the status quo &, of course, bike lanes.
OHIP is demanding that Kingston doctor @DrElaineMa pay back $600,000 for taking operating #COVID19 #vaccination clinics at the height of the pandemic -- because shots were not administered in her office, by @DoreyForestell kingstonist.com/news/local-d… via @kingstonist @DocMCohen
This is my take too. The Colborne bike lane in #ldnont is a critical piece of infrastructure for biking with my family. It will also be important for my kids once they start high school. The politicization of #bikelanes demonstrates all that is wrong with #cdnpoli.
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We lost two amazing men yesterday who worked hard to ensure that Canadians understood the importance of Indigenous cultures & histories to the constitutional fabric of Canada. I never met Murray Sinclair, but I knew Dan Smoke well. May they both rest in peace. #cdnpoli #cdnmedia
Broadcaster and co-host of 'Smoke Signals' Dan Smoke has passed away london.ctvnews.ca/broadcaste…
Thomas Peace retweeted
"After recording the first of many oral histories with Joey Hollingworth in February 2022 [...] I felt an urgency to preserve his story. He spoke with humor and details as smooth and precise as his tap."
Zahra McDoom's essay is live today.
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This messaging is profoundly disappointing & represents all that is wrong in #cdnpoli. It is hard to believe that so many Canadians seeming willing to endorse a politician so willing to go low.
At every chance he gets, Trudeau will pickpocket Canadians with new & higher taxes.
Gas, groceries, paycheques, and even beer, Trudeau wants to tax it all.
Sign to axe the tax hikes: conservative.ca/cpc/stop-all…
This applies to me too in #ldnont. I can bike most places as quickly as driving. When I lived in #Halifax in the mid-2000s, I could ride from the HFX shopping centre to @HistorySmu just as quickly as driving. The main impediment to biking for rational actors is safety.
This is exactly right. Most people opposed to #bikelanes don’t understand what it is like to bike & how our infrastructure actively prevents people from choosing this option. #onpoli
My father-in-law, a lifelong suburban car owner with no real interest in cycling, became pro-bike lane when his daughter-in-law started cycling to work every day. He shifted on a dime. He cared deeply about making sure she’d be safe out there (that’s me btw).
What happened to empathy in this Province? I’m amazed at the total lack of regard for the safety of others. We are not a mean city, but the Province shows no sense of community, respect, or shared responsibility.
It’s as if compassion has been lost in the race to prioritize convenience over people.
It seems to me as though these Provincial conservatives advocating for ripping up critical infrastructure were raised poorly.
You can’t build a thriving society on this level of selfishness.